Jeff Fritz, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

Kern National Network

Contact Information

Education

Doctor of Philosophy – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Biography

Interests and Background

Dr. Fritz has a broad science background and will be teaching in a variety of MCW-Central Wisconsin’s local basic sciences courses doing small group work.

Dr. Fritz’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on structural myofibrillar proteins and their role in muscle development and pathophysiology. He received additional training in gene therapy as a Muscular Dystrophy Association Fellow, and in clinical pharmacology as an NIH National Research Service Award recipient.

He has published over 20 research articles and holds one patent. His varied experiences have provided him undergraduate and graduate instructional opportunities in a variety of fields ranging from basic science disciplines to leadership development at Bethel University, the University of Wisconsin Colleges, and Vanderbilt University.

Jeff and his spouse, Bonnie, have resided in Central Wisconsin for the past 15 years and remain overjoyed at the opportunities afforded in raising four children.

Assessment of a Pilot Peer Support Program for Suicide Prevention on a Medical School Campus: Impact on Awareness, Stigma, and Self-Efficacy for Outreach.

(Balson C, York J, Cipriano D, Fritz JD, Kohlbeck S, Huang S, Lieb M.) WMJ. 2024 Jul;123(3):195-198 PMID: 39024147 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199127388 07/18/2024
Critical Reflection to Investigate Medical Student Attitudes Toward Skin Tone in Their Preclinical Years.

(Thapar M, Dominguez E, Stark K, Neist J, Quirk K, Siker M, Fritz JD, Roth GM, Patitucci T.) WMJ. 2024 May;123(2):106-112 PMID: 38718238 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192595537 05/08/2024
Medical Student Introversion: The Impact on Happiness and Its Regulation by Emotions.

(Treat R, Fritz JD, Prunuske A, Kaljo K, Hanke C.) Acad Med. 2023 Nov 01;98(11S):S219-S220 PMID: 37882029 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175220323 10/26/2023
Medical Student Burnout as Impacted by Trait Emotional Intelligence – Moderated by Three-Year and Four-Year Medical Degree Programs and Gender

(Treat R, Hueston WJ, Fritz J, Prunuske A, Hanke CJ.) Wisconsin Medical Journal. OCTOBER 2021;120(3):188-194 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125616957 10/01/2021
Casting a Light on the Personal Effects of Mentorship.

(Patel JJ, Pfeifer K, Fritz JD, Marcdante K, Spellecy R.) Acad Med. 2020 Apr;95(4):489-490 PMID: 32209846 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082380473 03/27/2020
Medical Student Video Use and Summative Exam Performance during the First-Year Pre-Clinical Coursework and Implications in Distance Education

(Fritz JD, Treat R, Hueston WJ, Dodson L, Long RM.) American Journal of Distance Education. 2 October 2019;33(4):276-288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073265733 10/02/2019
Different Functional Domains of GLUT2 Glucose Transporter Are Required for Glucose Affinity and Substrate Specificity* * This work was supported by grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs Research Service (Career Development Award and Merit Review Award), a fellowship award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International (to L.W.), and the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (NIH Grant DK-20593).

(Wu L, Fritz JD, Powers AC.) Endocrinology. 1998 Oct 01;139(10):4205-4212 PMID: 28200233 10/01/1998
Different functional domains of GLUT2 glucose transporter are required for glucose affinity and substrate specificity.

(Wu L, Fritz JD, Powers AC.) Endocrinology. 1998 Oct;139(10):4205-12 PMID: 9751501 09/29/1998
Cloning and chromosomal mapping of the murine norepinephrine transporter.

(Fritz JD, Jayanthi LD, Thoreson MA, Blakely RD.) J Neurochem. 1998 Jun;70(6):2241-51 PMID: 9603188 05/29/1998
Gene-based neurotransmitter modulation in cerebellar granule neurons.

(Fritz JD, Utz AL, Hale NM, Wu L, Powers AC, Verdoorn TA, Robertson D.) J Neurochem. 1997 Jan;68(1):204-12 PMID: 8978727 01/01/1997
Gene targeting approaches to the autonomic nervous system.

(Fritz JD, Robertson D.) J Auton Nerv Syst. 1996 Oct 07;61(1):1-5 PMID: 8912247 10/07/1996
Complexes of non-cationic liposomes and histone H1 mediate efficient transfection of DNA without encapsulation.

(Hagstrom JE, Sebestyen MG, Budker V, Ludtke JJ, Fritz JD, Wolff JA.) Biochim Biophys Acta. 1996 Oct 02;1284(1):47-55 PMID: 8865814 10/02/1996