Affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware

Dr. Justin Parreno received his BSc (Biology) and MSc (Medical Science) from the University of Calgary, Canada. He completed his PhD, in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, from the University of Toronto. Following his PhD, he did his Post-doc at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California where he examined the multiscale transmission of mechanical load onto lens structures. Dr. Parreno is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Biology. The Parreno lab studies the role actin reorganization plays in disease pathogenesis of musculoskeletal and ocular tissues. In particular, the Parreno lab aims to understand the role of actin in epithelial to mesenchymal transition