s ▁disease , ▁and ▁that ▁dis rupt ing ▁those ▁normal ▁protect ive ▁changes ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁trigger ▁that ▁pre dis poses ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁& ▁Awards ▁A ▁Professor ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Bon ini ▁has ▁held ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Luc ille ▁B . ▁Williams ▁Term ▁Professor ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁( 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 2 ), ▁an ▁Investig ator ▁of ▁the ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ▁Medical ▁Institute ▁( 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 3 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Florence ▁RC ▁Murray ▁Professor ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁( 2 0 1 2 - ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bon ini ▁became ▁an ▁elected ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Bon ini ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Bon ini ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁a ▁March ▁of ▁D imes ▁Bas il ▁O ' Con nor ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁a ▁Pack ard ▁Fellow ship ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁an ▁Ell ison ▁Medical ▁Foundation ▁Senior ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁A ging ▁Research ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁Gl enn ▁Award