Justin Parreno
Justin Parreno
Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Research Director
Undergraduate Research Director
302-831-3776
Office: 329 Wolf Hall
Lab: 341 Wolf Hall
Latest News
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Key to preventing osteoarthritis
August 04, 2023 | Written by Hilary DouwesA previously unstudied protein in the framework of osteoarthritis may be critical in the prevention of the disease, according to groundbreaking new research published in the journal Science Advances, which included work by Justin Parreno, an assistant professor at the 91Ô´´. -
Biological Sciences holds first Research Day
February 28, 2023 | Written by CAS Communication StaffStudents from across the interdisciplinary program come together for presentations. -
$2.3 million for tendon damage research
November 14, 2022 | Written by Amy CherryNIH supports cross-disciplinary collaboration involving professors from three 91Ô´´ colleges
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Education
- Postdoctoral ; Scripps Research (La Jolla, CA) and the 91Ô´´ (Newark, DE); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post-doctoral Fellow​
- Ph.D. ; University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) ; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Alexander Graham Bell Scholar
- M.Sc. - University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- B.Sc. - University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Research Interests
​We are interested in delineating the involvement of actin network reorganization in regulating articular cartilage and ocular lens biology and disease. Our vision is to develop novel actin-based therapeutics against disease.Ìý
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Current Projects
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Research Group
​We are looking to recruit motivated personnel and trainees. Please contact jparreno@udel.edu for more information.