Michael Chopp
Oakland University, USA
Biography
Michael Chopp is Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Scientific Director , Neurosciences Institute, Zoltan J. Kovacs Chair in Neuroscience Research at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Michigan, and a Distinguished Professor of Physics at Oakland University, Rochester Michigan. He has published widely (>650 peer reviewed publications) in the area of neurorestorative and neuroprotective therapies for stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases. He has also served on many NIH study sections, and as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. He is the recipient of major awards and recognition for his research, including the 2015 Willis Lecture from the American Heart Association, 2012 Lecture of Excellence at the World Stroke Organization and the Abraham White Distinguished Science Award from George Washington University.