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Donald Ready is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University. His research focuses on developmental neurobiology, particularly the cellular, molecular, and genetic studies of Drosophila retinal development. The Ready laboratory investigates the pattern formation and differentiation processes involved in the development of the Drosophila compound eye. The work involves manipulating fly eyes through genetic and molecular cellular techniques to dissect highly conserved developmental pathways. His team's research on pattern formation reveals how initially unpatterned epithelium transforms into organized clusters of photoreceptors, forming the future unit eyes known as ommatidia. Ready's studies demonstrate the enormous growth of photoreceptors, which build rod-like photosensitive membrane organelles known as rhabdomeres, and the specific differentiative programs executed by supporting cells. The lab also collaborates with Dr. Henry Chang on the current research focus involving intercellular calcium waves, actomyosin cytoskeleton, and the extracellular matrix during compound eye morphogenesis.
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