Ko‐Fan Chen

This study identifies Drosophila orthologues of OCA-associated genes that regulate sleep and circadian rhythm through visual neurotransmission without affecting pigmentation.

This paper identifies genetic variants and genes associated with foveal hypoplasia using GWAS and multi-omics data, and establishes a zebrafish model to study the condition.

This study shows that phototransduction mutations in Drosophila disrupt day sleep, indicating visual input promotes sleep.

This study shows that nighttime sleep in Drosophila is necessary for mechanosensory habituation, likely by promoting synaptic downscaling.

This study identifies a mutation in the Drosophila period gene that affects nuclear export of the PER protein, leading to temperature-dependent changes in circadian rhythms.

This study creates a Drosophila model with a hSlo1 D434G mutation, showing motor dysfunction and altered action potentials linked to BK channel gain-of-function.

This study identifies Neurocalcin's role in promoting sleep by inhibiting a movement-promoting neural network in Drosophila.