Education

PhD in Molecular Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2016

Current position

Postdoc, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copehagen, Denmark

Publications

1. Lundsgaard AM, Fritzen AM, Kiens B (2018). Molecular regulation of skeletal muscle fatty acid oxidation during aerobic exercise. Review. Trends Endocrinol Metab. Jan;29(1):18-30.

2. Lundsgaard AM, Sjøberg KA, Høeg LD, Jeppesen J, Jordy AB, Serup AK, Fritzen AM, Pilegaard H, Myrmel LS, Madsen L, Wojtaszewski JF, Richter EA, Kiens B (2017). Opposite Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity by Dietary Lipid Versus Carbohydrate Excess. Diabetes. Oct;66(10):2583-2595.

3. Kleinert M, Parker BL, Fritzen AM, Knudsen J, Jensen TE, Kjobsted R, Sylow L, Ruegg M, James DE, Richter EA (2017).  mTORC2 regulates muscle glucose uptake during exercise in mice. J Physiol. Jul 15;595(14):4845-4855

4. Mottillo EP*, Desjardins EM*, Fritzen AM, Zou VZ, Crane JD, Yabut JM, Kiens B, Erion DM, Lanba A, Granneman JG, Talukdar S, Steinberg GR (2017). FGF21 does not require adipocyte AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) or the AMPK/ACC axis to mediate improvements in whole body-glucose homeostasis. Molecular Metabolism. Apr 5;6(6):471-481.

5. Lundsgaard AM, Fritzen AM, Sjøberg KA, Høeg LD, Myrmel LS, Madsen L, Wojtaszewski J, Richter EA, Kiens B (2016). Circulating FGF21 in humans is potently induced by short term overfeeding of carbohydrates. Molecular Metabolism. Nov 16;6(1):22-29.

6. Jensen BA, Nielsen TS, Fritzen AM, Holm JB, Fjære E, Serup AK, Pallingsgaard SI, Borkowski K, Pærregaard SI, Søgaard I, Paupeau A, Poulsen M, Ma T, Barrés R, Sina C, Kiens B, Madsen L, Kristiansen K, Treebak JT (2016). High fat diets diminish insulin signaling in white adipose tissue independent of weight gain. Metabolism. Dec;65(12):1706-1719.

7. Kleinert M, Parker BL, Chaudhuri R, Fazakerley DJ, Serup AK, Thomas KC, Krycer JR, Fazakerley DJ, Sylow L, Fritzen AM, Hoffman NJ, Jeppesen J, Schjerling P, Ruegg MA, Kiens B, James DE, Richter EA (2016). mTORC2 and AMPK differentially regulate muscle triglyceride content via Perilipin 3. Molecular Metabolism. Jun 22;5(8):646-55.

8. Fritzen AM, Frøsig C, Jeppesen J, Jensen TE, Lundsgaard AM, Serup AK, Schjerling P, Proud C, Richter EA, Kiens B (2016). Role of AMPK in regulation of LC3 lipidation as a marker of autophagy in skeletal muscle. Cellular Signalling. 28(6):663-74.

9. Fritzen AM, Madsen AB, Kleinert M, Treebak JT, Lundsgaard AM, Jensen TE, Richter EA, Wojtaszewski J, Kiens B, Frøsig C (2016). Regulation of autophagy in human skeletal muscle - Effects of exercise, exercise training and insulin stimulation. J Physiol. 594(3):745-61.

10. Fritzen AM, Lundsgaard AM, Jeppesen J, Christiansen ML, Biensø R, Dyck JR, Pilegaard H, Kiens B (2015). 5'-AMP activated protein kinase α2 controls substrate metabolism during post-exercise recovery via regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4. J Physiol. 1;593(21):4765-80.

11. Fritzen AM*, Lundsgaard AM*, Jordy AB, Poulsen SK, Stender S, Pilegaard H, Astrup A, Larsen TM, Wojtaszewski JF, Richter EA, Kiens B (2015). New Nordic Diet-Induced Weight Loss Is Accompanied by Changes in Metabolism and AMPK Signaling in Adipose Tissue. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 100(9):3509-19.

12. Henriksson E, Säll J, Gormand A, Wasserstrom S, Morrice NA, Fritzen AM, Foretz M, Campbell DG, Sakamoto K, Ekelund M, Degerman E, Stenkula KG, Göransson O (2015). SIK2 regulates CRTCs, HDAC4 and glucose uptake in adipocytes. J Cell Sci. 128(3):472-86.

13. Jeppesen J, Maarbjerg SJ, Jordy AB, Fritzen AM, Pehmøller C, Sylow L, Serup AK, Jessen N, Thorsen K, Prats C, Qvortrup K, Dyck JR, Hunter RW, Sakamoto K, Thomson DM, Schjerling P, Wojtaszewski JF, Richter EA, Kiens B (2013). LKB1 regulates lipid oxidation during exercise independently of AMPK. Diabetes. 62(5):1490-9.
    
    Book chapters:
    Lundsgaard AM, Fritzen AM, Kiens B (2017). Chapter 36: Exercise Physiology in Men & Women.  In: Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine – Gender in the Genomic Era, 3rd Edition, Academic Press.