From fruit flies to better sleep: Yiwen Su ’26 explores the neural rhythms of rest EMRAH JUSUFOSKI '28 The neuroscience major from Beijing, China, has been working with Professor of Neuroscience Chris Vecsey to study how sleep is regulated in fruit flies. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:41:40 -0800 neuroscience,sleep research,circadian rhythms,fruit flies,Skidmore College,faculty-student research,octopamine,neurobiology,undergraduate research,biology lab,Saratoga Springs,Beijing China,research mentorship,two-photon microscopy,scientific discovery, In Skidmore College’s neuroscience lab, Professor Chris Vecsey and neuroscience major Yiwen Su ’26 examine fruit fly samples as part of their study on how octopamine neurons influence circadian rhythms and sleep regulation. In Skidmore College’s neuroscience lab, Professor Chris Vecsey and neuroscience major Yiwen Su ’26 examine fruit fly samples as part of their study on how octopamine neurons influence circadian rhythms and sleep regulation. Yiwen Su ’26, a neuroscience major from Beijing, China, has been working with Professor of Neuroscience Chris Vecsey to study how sleep is regulated in fruit flies.