Krishna V. Melnattur

This study shows that mutations in different antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in Drosophila affect sleep and sleep-dependent functions differently, with Group C mutants showing unique sleep and memory impairments despite reduced sleep.

This study shows that sleep supports spatial learning in Drosophila, with sleep loss and aging impairing learning, which can be reversed by enhancing sleep.

The paper shows that flight impairments in Drosophila increase sleep through a novel neural pathway involving structural plasticity in projection neurons.