Robert H. Fitts
Biology
Professor Fitts has established himself as one of the premier
exercise
physiologists in the world. His research has focused on three
areas of
interest: the cause of muscle fatigue, the effect of regular
exercise on the
function of single muscle cells, and muscle atrophy caused
by exposure to
a zero-gravity environment.
Professor Fitts’ research
has provided leadership
in sports medicine, geriatrics and long-term care, as well
as the NASA
space program.
His research lab, which has garnered more than $4.7 million
of extramural funding, has produced the publication of more
than 73 refereed journal articles, 18 book chapters, 90 abstracts,
and more than 105 conference presentations. |
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Professor Fitts has served his
discipline as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of
Applied Physiology since 1983, as a member of the Editorial Board
of Gerontology Journal: Biological Sciences since 1993, as a member
of the Grants Review Board of the American Heart Association Wisconsin
Affiliate, and a member of NIH Geriatrics and Rehabilitative Medicine
Study Section Reviewer for the NIH Reserve Board.
Awards include
NIH Fellow 1972 - 1975, MDA Fellow 1975 – 1976, NIH Career
Development Award 1980 – 1986, NIG Senior Research Fellowship
1986-87, Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine
1999, Marquette Chapter of Sigma XI Award 1995 and the Wehr Distinguished
Professor of Biology from 1997 to the present. He has served as
research mentor for 10 Ph.D. students and 2 M.S. students, and all
of his doctoral and postdoctoral students have secured positions
in academic institutions.
He is a popular teacher, and graduate
students and postdoctoral scholars come to Marquette specifically
to work with him. Professor Fitts is the consummate scholar-teacher,
and he brings a world-class reputation in exercise physiology
to Marquette University.
