B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 1988

[University of Leeds, UK, Tulane Junior Year Abroad Honors Program 1986-87]

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 1994

Postdoc, Musculo-Skeletal Research Laboratory, SUNY Stony Brook, 1994-96

Understanding the adaptive response of bone to altered mechanical loading, including bone's mechanosensory system;  investigating interstitial fluid flow in bone as a possible mechanism of mechanical signal transduction;  quantifying the effects of estrogen deficiency and disuse on the osteocyte microenvironment;  using mechanical loading to enhance drug transport to bone tumors.

Google Scholar link for Professor Fritton's publications

New York NASA Space Grant Consortium College and Fellowship Program, Cornell University (CCNY Affiliate Director) 2015-26 

PSC-CUNY:  Computational Assessment of Drug Transport in Osteoporotic Bone 2024-25 

NIH:  Development of Mechanical Interventions to Enhance Drug Delivery to Bone Tumors 2019-23  

PSC-CUNY:  Assessment of Muscle Changes after Botox Injection 2019-22

PSC-CUNY:  Evaluation of Bone Cell Attachment and Interconnectivity 2018-19

NSF:  Effects of Reduced Mechanical Loading on Bone Microarchitecture and Cell Function 2014-18

Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award in the Sciences 2015-16

BME 220 Biostatistics and Research Methods (3 credits)

BME 501 Cell and Tissue Mechanics (3 credits) 

BME I9300 Scientific Ethics:  Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit, graduate-level)

ENGR 300 Social, Economic and Cultural Impact of Biomedical Technology (3 credits)

BME 101 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (1 credit)  

BME 503 Cell and Tissue - Biomaterial Interactions (3 credits)  

BME I7300 Cell and Tissue - Biomaterial Interactions (3 credits, graduate-level)

BME I0000 Biomedical Engineering Seminar (1 credit, graduate-level)  

ME 246 Engineering Mechanics I (3 credits)  

ME 330 Mechanics of Materials (3 credits)  

http://sfritton-lab.ccny.cuny.edu/