This project aims to identify genes and pathways at GWAS loci for insomnia symptoms in humans, test the consequence of loss-of-function of Drosophila orthologs on sleep and cardiac function, and test the impact of perturbed sleep on cardiovascular function in humans and Drosophila.
Co-PIs: Richa Saxena, James Walker, Girish Melkani (University of Alabama at Birmingham)