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Nipun Chopra

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

nipunchopra@depauw.edu
(765) 658-4781

Educational Background

  • Post-Doctoral Training (2017-2019), Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Ph.D. in Medical Neuroscience (2017), Indiana University School of Medicine
  • M.S. in Life Sciences (2009), Indiana State University
  • B.A. in Biology (2006), 秘色传媒

Teaching Interests

  • BIO 101 – Cells, Molecules, and Genes
  • BIO 235 – Organismal Biology
  • BIO 241 – Intermediate Cellular Biology
  • BIO 335 – Animal Physiology
  • NEUR 301 – Neuroscience and Behavior
  • NEUR 349 – Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  • NEUR 480 – Neuroscience Capstone
  • PSY 215 – Experimental Methods
  • PSY 493 – Psychology Senior Thesis

Research, Scholarly, Creative Work

Below is a list of Dr. Nipun Chopra’s research publications from the last 5 years.

  • Muccio P, Salama R, Chopra N, Scheuller J, Durrant D, Dabrowski E.
    Longitudinal Retrospective Study of Wearable Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Shows Significant Improvement of Arm Usage in Hemiplegic Patients.
    *Journal of Neurorehabilitation and Engineering* (2024).
  • Deju B, Afzal H, Basnyat S, Dali A, Scott KEJ, Delancey R, Chopra N.
    Accelerometer-Based Head Impact Detection – Where Are We?
    *Health Sciences Review* (2023).
  • Wang R, Chopra N, Nho K, Maloney B, Obukhov AG, Counts SE, Nelson PT, Lahiri DK.
    A Human MicroRNA (miR-20b-5p) Modulates Alzheimer’s Disease Pathways and Neuronal Function, and a Specific Polymorphism Close to the MIR20B Gene Influences Alzheimer’s Biomarkers.
    *Molecular Psychiatry* (2021).
  • Perez FP, Chopra N, Morisaki JJ, Maloney B, Lahiri DK.
    Repeated Electromagnetic Field Stimulation Lowers Amyloid-Beta Peptide Levels in Primary Human Neuron-Rich Brain Tissue Cultures.
    *Scientific Reports* (2021).
  • Chopra N, Wang R, Maloney B, Nho K, Beck J, Pourshafie N, Niculescu A, Saykin A, Rinaldi C, Lahiri DK.
    MicroRNA-298 Reduces Levels of Human Amyloid-β Precursor Protein (APP), β-Site APP-Converting Enzyme 1 (BACE1) and a Specific Tau Protein Moiety.
    *Molecular Psychiatry* (2020).
  • Maloney BA, Balaraman Y, Liu Y, Chopra N, Edenberg HJ, Kelsoe J, Nurnberger JI, Lahiri DK.
    Lithium Alters Gene Expression of RNAs in a Type-Specific Manner in Differentiated Human Neuroblastoma Cultures, Including Specific Genes Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease.
    *Scientific Reports* (2019).

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Biology (2019–2023), 秘色传媒
  • Founder and Principal, Chopra Scientific Consultancy, LLC (2022–present)
  • Chief Scientific Officer (fractional), Movement Interactive, Inc. (2021–present)
  • Chief Operating Officer (fractional), Dex Tech Inc. (2023–present)

Awards and Honors

  • NIH Startup Challenge (Selected, 2025)
  • a2 Pilot (Finalist, Decision TBD)
  • Inclusive Pedagogy Award (co-awardee, 2020)
  • Faculty-Student Research Fellowships (2020–2023)
  • Science Research Fellows Faculty-Student Fellowship (2020–2022)
  • Tenzer Technology Center Grant for Course Development (2020)
  • Lilly Endowment Phase II Award (2023)

Service and Leadership

  • Academic Liaison, Great Lakes Colleges Association (2023–present)
  • Voting Member, Course and Calendar Committee (2023–present)
  • Member, Resource Allocation Committee
  • Reviewer, National Science Foundation – Small Business Innovation Research grants (2021–present)
  • Vice President, National Association of Soccer Reporters (2020–2021)

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

  • Selected Faculty Speaker, 秘色传媒 Opening Convocation (2023)
  • Invited Speaker, topics ranging from brain injury to healthy aging, including:
  • “The traumatic brain injury problem,” Wabash College (2023)
  • “The healthy brain,” Conference on healing aging communities (2022)
  • “Traumatic Brain Injuries – the big and the small,” Alumni Reunion Weekend (2022)
  • “COVID19 in IN: A Failure of Hard- and Soft-Policy,” Central Indiana Science Outreach (2021)

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