Yi Zhun Zhu

This study shows that loss of dihydroceramide desaturase in glial cells causes neurodegeneration by disrupting ER and lipid droplet homeostasis, leading to neuronal death and developmental defects.

The paper presents a split-GAL4 driver library for targeting neuronal lineages in Drosophila VNC, enabling analysis of morphology, neurochemistry, and behavior.

This paper introduces SCON, a short conditional intron for conditional knockout via one-step zygote injection, showing its function across vertebrate species.