Dr. Tritsch graduated from McGill University with a B.S. in immunology in 2001 and a M.S. in neuroscience in 2004. He received a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University in 2010 under the mentorship of Dr. Dwight Bergles for his studies revealing the importance of non-neuronal cells within the ear in shaping the development of central auditory pathways. As a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Bernardo Sabatini at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Tritsch began to explore how dopaminergic neurons modulate the activity of brain circuits that control voluntary movements. His laboratory currently focuses on understanding how these circuits orchestrate the initiation, execution and reinforcement of motor actions using a variety of optical, genetic and physiological approaches.