Richard Kopchock III

Richard Kopchock III, PhD

Neuroscientist studying stroke recovery and circuit reorganization through in vivo imaging, optogenetics, and computer vision.

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Projects

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Kinematic Analysis

Markerless limb tracking that quantifies stride-level gait deficits and recovery after stroke.

Data Analysis Pipeline
Heatmap output from InfarQuant analysis

InfarQuant

Segments and quantifies stroke-induced infarcts from rodent brain immunohistochemistry images.

Research Software

IRL Pokédex

A real-life Pokédex that classifies all 151 Gen 1 Pokémon using fine-tuned CNN and TTS models.

Edge ML

Research

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Illustration of a mouse head with a microscope objective over the motor cortex and an optogenetic fiber over the cerebellum

Cerebellar optogenetic stimulation restores motor cortex activity and behavior after stroke

Brain (in revision)•2026

The sex-specific VC neurons are mechanically activated motor neurons that facilitate serotonin-induced egg laying in C. elegans

Journal of Neuroscience•2021

Schematic model of a brain blood-vessel cross-section showing how hyperglycemia plus stroke drives luminal glycocalyx loss, complement C3-to-C3d activation, and IgM/IgG deposition on brain endothelial cells, leading to blood-brain barrier damage

Luminal vascular dysfunction drives rapid blood brain barrier injury in hyperglycemic stroke

Science Translational Medicine (in revision)•2026