Richard L. Lieber

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Rick Lieber
Born
Richard L. Lieber

Walnut Creek, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis (BS, Ph.D) University of California, San Diego (Postdoc, MBA)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology, Anatomy, Biology, Biomedical Engineering
InstitutionsShirley Ryan AbilityLab Northwestern University
Websitehttps://www.sralab.org/researchers/richard-lieber-phd

Richard (Rick) L. Lieber (born December 14, 1956) is an American scientist in the field of muscle physiology.[1] Lieber is Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice-president at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab,[1] Professor of Physiology, Biomedical Engineering & Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine,[2][3] and Senior Research Career Scientist at the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital.[4] He is internationally recognized as an expert in skeletal muscle structure and function.[5][6][7] His research focuses on skeletal muscle properties in individuals with neurological disorders such as spinal cord injury or cerebral palsy.[8][9][10][11][12]

  1. ^ a b "Richard L. Lieber, PhD". www.sralab.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ^ "Faculty Profile". www.feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  4. ^ "Senior researcher at Illinois VA Hospital named 2023 VA Magnuson Award winner". www.research.va.gov. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ^ "Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Names Richard Lieber as Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ^ "Richard Lieber, PhD". Cerebral Palsy Foundation. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  7. ^ "Contributors". IAACD. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ^ "Rady Alum wins the Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and Development". rady.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  9. ^ Son, Jongsang; Fridén, Jan; Lieber, Richard L. (2022). "Biomechanical Modeling of Brachialis-to-Wrist Extensor Muscle Transfer Function for Daily Activities in Tetraplegia". JB & JS Open Access. 7 (3): e22.00018. doi:10.2106/JBJS.OA.22.00018. ISSN 2472-7245. PMC 9302328. PMID 35923813.
  10. ^ Moreau, Noelle G.; Lieber, Richard L. (2022). "Effects of voluntary exercise on muscle structure and function in cerebral palsy". Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 64 (6): 700–708. doi:10.1111/dmcn.15173. ISSN 1469-8749. PMC 9086177. PMID 35142371.
  11. ^ Fridén, Jan; Stankovic, Nenad; Ward, Samuel R.; Lieber, Richard L. (2022). "Increased muscle fiber size and pathology with botulinum toxin treatment of upper extremity muscles in cerebral palsy". Current Topics in Toxicology. 18: 167–178. ISSN 0972-8228. PMC 10049878. PMID 36999118.
  12. ^ Winters, Taylor M.; Lim, Michael; Takahashi, Mitsuhiko; Fridén, Jan; Lieber, Richard L.; Ward, Samuel R. (2021). "Surgical Mobilization of Skeletal Muscles Changes Functional Properties-Implications for Tendon Transfers". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 46 (4): 341.e1–341.e10. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.09.017. ISSN 1531-6564. PMID 33243591. S2CID 227181052.