Shirley Zhang

This study shows arsenic exposure impairs Drosophila neural stem cell mitosis and adult sleep behavior, linking it to neurotoxicity and tauopathy.

The paper identifies RNA processing genes modulated during sleep-dependent memory in Drosophila and shows their effects on sleep and memory consolidation.

This study shows that age-related blood-borne factors alter circadian gene expression in cultured fibroblasts, affecting oxidative phosphorylation and cholesterol biosynthesis pathways.

This study shows that metabolic activity in cancer cells affects circadian rhythms, with hypermetabolic states linked to weaker circadian oscillations in both mouse and human tumor cells.

This study uses isotope tracing to show rhythmic glucose metabolism in Drosophila, revealing internal mechanisms controlling metabolic homeostasis across day and night.

This study shows ecdysone acts through cortex glia to regulate sleep in Drosophila by modulating lipid metabolism.

The paper shows that the Drosophila blood-brain barrier has a circadian permeability rhythm driven by a clock in perineurial glia, with nighttime increased permeability enhancing drug efficacy.