▁disease , ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ag ing , ▁neural ▁injury ▁and ▁reg ener ation , ▁and ▁response ▁to ▁environmental ▁to x ins . ▁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 ▁( since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁& ▁Education ▁Nancy ▁Bon ini ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁parents ▁Rose ▁and ▁William ▁“ B ill ” ▁Bon ini . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Ge o S cience ▁and ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Nancy , ▁her ▁sister ▁( J enn ifer ), ▁brothers ▁( Jack ▁and ▁Jam ie ), ▁and ▁father ▁all ▁attended ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁ ▁Bon ini ▁earned ▁an ▁AB ▁degree ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁studying ▁Bi ology . ▁Her ▁under grad uate ▁th esis ▁research , ▁performed ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁William ▁( Ch ip ) ▁Qu inn , ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁publication , ▁" R ew ard ▁Learning ▁in ▁Normal