Faculty Researcher

Clinical neurophysiology, neuromuscular disorders, motor neuron disorders

Multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, cerebrospinal fluid, biomarkers.

Resting-state fMRI, epilepsy, intracranial EEG, patient outcomes

Dementia, neuroimaging, biomarkers, clinical trial development, Alzheimer’s disease, and multi-factorial dementia

Movement disorders phenomenology, gait abnormalities in patients with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism; functional MRI imaging in Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism, non–motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

Healthcare transition for youth with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities, health equity, and patient advocacy

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), immune-mediated and chemotherapy-induced neuropathies, and myasthenia gravis

Manisha Chopra is the primary research coordinator for the UNC Division of Neuromuscular Disorders. She coordinates research studies in myasthenia gravis, hereditary amyloidosis, and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).

Protein aggregation mechanisms, post-translational modifications, reversible acetylation mediated by HATs and HDACs

Epidemiology of HIV-associated neurological conditions, multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disorders