Michael B. Hoppa

Michael B. Hoppa is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College and Co-Director of the Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program. He also holds affiliations with the Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, the Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine, and the Institute for Biomolecular Targeting. His research focuses on ion channel function, synaptic transmission, and neurodegenerative disorders using optogenetic and fluorescent microscopy techniques.

Education

• B.A. from Reed College
• D.Phil. from University of Oxford

Research Interests

Dr. Hoppa's laboratory investigates how ion channels and their molecular partners regulate electrical signaling in neurons. His team uses human disease-causing mutations as tools to study channelopathies and develops optical techniques for measuring ion channel activity at the nanometer scale within live neurons. Current projects aim to identify therapeutic regulators of synaptic dysfunction in aging and developmental neurological disorders.

Publications Trend

His recent work emphasizes advancements in glutamate imaging, synaptic vesicle dynamics, and ER calcium signaling, with collaborations spanning molecular neuroscience, neuroengineering, and neurodegenerative disease research.

Laboratory

The Hoppa Laboratory is located in the Life Sciences Building at Dartmouth, with a focus on optogenetics, quantitative fluorescence microscopy, and molecular biology to study axonal and synaptic ion channels. The lab actively recruits graduate students and postdocs.