Matthew Tresch

Matthew Tresch, PhD

Principle Investigator
Professor, Northwestern University

About Me

Matthew Tresch studies the neural control of movement, examining the relationship between neural systems and the mechanics of the body. His background is in neuroscience with an emphasis on spinal motor control. Since arriving in Chicago and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern, his work has expanded to consider approaches for restoring function following spinal cord injury using neuroprosthetics and examining how the nervous systems maintains healthy joints. This work entails collaborations with other investigators at both Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern.
 

Location

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

355 East Erie

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

    Education

    Credential

    1988 - 1992
    Psychology, Wesleyan University
    1992 - 1997
    Neuroscience, Massacusetts Institute of Technology
    Fellowship

    Credential

    1998 - 2001
    Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen

Recent Publications

Adaptation after vastus lateralis denervation in rats demonstrates neural regulation of joint stresses and strains.
Alessandro C, Rellinger BA, Barroso FO, Tresch MC
eLife
doi: 10.7554/eLife.38215
Critical Points and Traveling Wave in Locomotion: Experimental Evidence and Some Theoretical Considerations.
Saltiel P, d'Avella A, Tresch MC, Wyler K, Bizzi E
Frontiers in neural circuits
doi: 10.3389/fncir.2017.00098

Honors & Awards

  • Faculty and Administrator Honor Roll
    Northwestern University, 2011
  • Faculty and Administrator Honor Roll
    Northwestern University, 2010
  • Best presentation
    Scandinavian Physiological Congress, 1998
  • Howard Hughes predoctoral fellowship
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1993 - 1997
  • National Science Foundation predoctoral fellowship
    National Science Foundation
  • Phi Beta Kappa
    Wesleyan University, 1992
  • Watson Prize
    Wesleyan University, 1992
  • Friedman Prize
    Wesleyan University, 1989

Professional Affiliations

  • Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
    Paralyzed Veterans of America, 2013

Research Interests

  • neural control of movement
  • neuromechanics
  • neuroprosthetics

Grants

  • National Institutes of Health
    R01NS086973, 2014 - 2019
  • Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
    2015 - 2017

Tresch Neuromechanics Lab

We study the strategies underlying the neural control of movement, examining how neural control interacts with the mechanical properties of the body.

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