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Last published 2026
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Adam C. Paré

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Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2014–2019); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (2012); University of California San Diego (2009–2012); New York University (2003–2005)

10 h-index 27 pubs 1,162 cited

  • Animals
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • Transcription Factors
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Drosophila
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Cell Polarity
  • Body Patterning
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Morphogenesis
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Cell Communication

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Adam C. Paré's research focuses on understanding the fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern tissue development and patterning, primarily utilizing the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. His work investigates how gene expression and cellular interactions coordinate to establish complex biological structures. Paré has received significant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for two major projects. The first, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for $310,979, examines the role of Toll receptors in controlling epithelial morphology and bioenergetics during dynamic tissue remodeling. The second NIGMS grant, totaling $437,147, is dedicated to defining the molecular and cellular bases of tissue compartmentalization.

His publication record includes studies on topics such as the positional coding of Toll receptors in directing convergent extension, the establishment of segmental complexity through repressor gradients, and the influence of binding site strength on Bicoid-dependent patterning. Paré has also explored transcriptional bursting by visualizing individual Scr mRNAs during embryogenesis and has conducted research on site-specific transgenesis. More recent work has delved into the biophysical control of epithelial cell intercalation and the function of LRR receptor-Teneurin systems in directing planar polarity at compartment boundaries.

Paré collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Maria Espana-Pena, Jeffrey A. Lewis, Stephanie E. Hood, and Carson Stacy, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 10 and over 1,150 citations across his 26 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 27
  • Citations: 1,162

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2019–present
    University of Arkansas Department of Biological Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

  • A Framework for Automated Tracking of Morphologically Distinct Cell Populations in Time-Lapse Microscopy (2026)
  • NADH FLIM reveals cellular bioenergetics and mitochondrial morphology during Drosophila convergent extension (2026)
    Developmental Biology DOI OpenAlex
  • Control of Cell Division Orientation by Cell-intrinsic and Tissue-scale Forces During Drosophila Axis Elongation (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing the role of mitochondrial dynamics during Drosophila convergent extension using NADH fluorescence lifetime imaging (2025)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Surprising regulatory plasticity for the conserved HOG pathway in diverse Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains (2025)
    Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
  • Surprising regulatory plasticity for the conserved HOG pathway in diverse Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains (2025)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Surprising regulatory plasticity for the conserved HOG pathway in diverse Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains (2025)
    Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
  • Striped Expression of Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins Coordinates Cell Intercalation and Compartment Boundary Formation in the Early Drosophila Embryo (2023)
    Symmetry 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • JoVE Video Dataset (2023)
  • Methods for Characterizing Cell Morphology and Protein Localization During Development and Regeneration (2023)
    Journal of Visualized Experiments DOI OpenAlex
  • JoVE Video Dataset (2023)
  • Using Expansion Microscopy to Physically Enlarge Whole-Mount Drosophila Embryos for Super-Resolution Imaging (2023)
    Journal of Visualized Experiments 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cellular, molecular, and biophysical control of epithelial cell intercalation (2020)
    Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology 71 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $748,126 total

NIH Contact PI Sep 2023 - Jul 2028

Control of epithelial morphology and bioenergetics by Toll receptors during dynamic tissue remodeling

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $310,979 R01
NIH Contact PI Sep 2021 - Aug 2025

Defining the molecular and cellular bases of tissue compartmentalization

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $437,147 R15

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24 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

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