Megan Fritz
Megan Fritz
Teaching
BSCI483: Insects, Pathogens, and Public Health
BSCI484: Insects, Pathogens, and Public Health: Laboratory
ENTM699M: Genmcs Rsrch App Bio-I
ENTM699N: Genmcs Rsrch App Bio-II
ENTM788C: Colloquium
Graduate Program Affiliations
Biological Sciences (BISI): Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Genomics (CBBG)
Biological Sciences (BISI): Molecular and Cell Biology (MOCB)
Entomology
Research
The Fritz lab focuses on the study of insect evolution in response to a constantly changing environment. The lab uses molecular, genomic, and computational tools to shed light on the genomic variants that facilitate adaptation.
Education
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2011
B.S., Michigan State University, 2005
Latest Papers
A mathematical model of Culex population abundance and the impact of vector control interventions in a patchy environment
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Ecological Modelling
Author(s): Suman Bhowmick, Patrick Irwin, Kristina Lopez, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Stage-specific divergence in larval thermal tolerance among populations of the Culex pipiens Assemblage
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Journal of medical entomology
Author(s): Benjamin P Gregory, Helle Aronson, Clément Vinauger, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Manual curation of chemosensory genes and antennal RNAseq reveals candidate genes associated with host preference in Culex pipiens assemblage members
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Genomics
Author(s): Theresa N. Menna, Sara Parker, Lauren Black, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Genome‐wide identification of olfactory receptor and odorant‐binding protein gene families and their roles in Heliothine chemosensory evolution
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Insect Molecular Biology
Author(s): Rong Guo, Boyang Ni, Megan L. Fritz
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Are we asking the right questions? A dive into the knowledge, attitudes, and practices literature on behavior change in tick bite prevention
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BMC Public Health
Author(s): Emily M. Mader, Joellen Lampman, Hopper Kendregan, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Molecular surveillance supports differing roles for Culex pipiens and Culex restuans (Diptera: Culicidae) in West Nile virus transmission in Chicago, Illinois
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Journal of medical entomology
Author(s): Benjamin Burgunder, Jian Yang, Johnny Uelmen, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
A weather-driven mathematical model of Culex population abundance and the impact of vector control interventions
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Ecological Informatics
Author(s): Suman Bhowmick, Patrick Irwin, Kristina Lopez, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
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Science
Author(s): Yuki Haba, PipPop Consortium‡, Petra Korlević, et. al
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
Polygenic response to selection by transgenic Bt-expressing crops in wild Helicoverpa zea and characterization of a major effect locus
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BMC genomics
Author(s): Katherine L. Taylor, Jane Quackenbush, Cara Lamberty, et. al
UMD Author(s): Kelly Hamby, Megan Fritz
Host-feeding preferences and temperature shape the dynamics of West Nile virus: A mathematical model to predict the impacts of vector-host interactions and vector management on R<sub>0</sub>.
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Acta tropica
Author(s): Bhowmick S, Fritz ML, Smith RL
UMD Author(s): Megan Fritz
