Ph.D. Biophysics with a specialization in Biomedical, Clinical, & Translational Science, The Ohio State University (2026)
M.S. Biophysics, The Ohio State University (2023)
B.A. Physics, Carnegie Mellon University (2020)
Research Interests
Organ-on-a-chip
Cellular mechanobiology
Computational fluid dynamics
Pulmonary disease & dysfunction
Biography
Jon Fritz, Ph.D. is a visiting assistant professor in the Dept. of Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering at Miami University. After completing a B.A. in Physics at Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Fritz earned his Ph,D, in Biophysics under the mentorship of Samir Ghadiali, Ph.D. and Joshua Englert, M.D. at the Ohio State University. During his graduate work, he utilized techniques in biophysical modeling, molecular biology, and microfluidics to characterize mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury. In addition to cross-disciplinary research interests, Dr. Fritz enjoys teaching courses that span science, medicine, and engineering.
Courses Taught
CEC 111 Imagination, Ingenuity and Impact I
CPB 219 Statics & Mechanics of Materials
Publications
Fritz, J.R., Englert, J.A., Ghadiali, S.N. A multiscale model for extracting biophysical parameters of lung surfactant function under oscillating volume conditions. Journal of Colloids and Interface Science. In review. 2026
Bentley, I.D., Fritz, J.R., Kapoor, A., Hite, R.D., Ghadiali, S.N., Englert, J.A. Annexin A2 regulates surfactant dysfunction during injurious ventilation. bioRxiv. 2026
Salavatian, S., Wong, B., Kuwabara, Y., Fritz, J.R., Varghese, C.G., Howard-Quijano, K., Armour, J.A., Foreman, R.D., Ardell, J.L., Mahajan, A. Comparing the memoary effects of 50-Hz lowfrequency and 10kHz high-frequency thoracic spinal cord stimulation on spinal neural network in a myocardial infarction porcine model. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. 27(7):1177-1186. 2024
Salavatian, S., Kuwabara, Y., Wong, B., Fritz, J.R., Howard-Quijano, K., Foreman, R.D., Armour, J.A., Ardell, J.L., Mahajan, A. Spinal neuromodulation mitigates myocardial ischemiainduced sympathoexcitation by suppressing the intermediolateral nucleus hyperactivity and spinal neural synchrony. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17(1180294). 2023
Fritz, J.R., Loney, R.W., Hall, S.B., Tristram-Nagle, S.A. Suppression of Lα/Lβ phase coexistence in the lipids of pulmonary surfactant. Biophys. J. 120(2):243-253. 2021
Loney, R.W., Brandner, B., Dagan, M.P, Smith, P.N., Roche, M., Fritz, J.R., Hall, S.B., TristramNagle, S.A. Changes in membrane elasticity caused by the hydrophobic surfactant proteins correlate poorly with adsorption of lipid vesicles. Soft matter. 17(12):3358-3366. 2021
Loney, R.W., Panzuela, S., Chen, J., Yang, Z., Fritz, J.R., Dell, Z., Corradi, V., Kumar, K., Tieleman, P.D., Hall, S.B., and Tristram-Nagle, S.A. Location of the hydrophobic surfactant proteins, SP-B and SP-C, in fluid-phase bilayers. J. Phys. Chem. B. 124(31):6763-6774. 2020
