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Benedetta Sampoli Benitez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Division of the Sciences

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212-517-0653

Degrees
B.S., University of Florence
M.S., University of Florence
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

Dr. Benedetta Sampoli Benitez joined the Faculty at Marymount Manhattan College in the Fall of 2000.  After graduating with honors in Chemistry at the University of Florence, Italy, where she is from, she went on to the University of California, San Diego for her Ph.D.  While at UCSD, her main areas of research were Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology.  Upon completion of her graduate studies in 1999, she worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a research fellow.  Her current research interests are in the area of computational biology.  In particular, she investigates the fidelity mechanisms of DNA polymerases using molecular dynamics simulations. To support her research, she has active collaborations with scientists at NYU, Scripps Research Institute and UCSD.  Her research students have been presenting their work at regional and national research conferences often earning top honors.

At Marymount Manhattan College, Dr. Sampoli Benitez teaches a variety of chemistry courses for Biology majors including the capstone Biochemistry course.  She has also developed numerous courses for the General Education such as Drugs and the Brain and Introduction to Forensic Science.


2007-2008
Achievements in Scholarship and Service



Elena Cornaro Award, NYS-OSIA
AWARDS:


2010:
Elena Cornaro Award, NYS-OSIA
2010:
Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2009:
Science Faculty Awards
2008:
Science Faculty Awards
2005:
Badgeley Trust Foundation Award, Marymount Manhattan College
2004:
Murray Award, Marymount Manhattan College
2002:
Sokol Award, Marymount Manhattan College
2002:
New York University Scholar in Residence Summer Fellowship Award
2000:
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
1997:
La Jolla Interface in Science Burroughs Welcome Fund Fellowship Award
1996:
NIH Molecular Biophysics Training Grant Award
1996:
Barry Epstein Award for Academic Excellence





1996-1997 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

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2000-2001 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

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2004-2005 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2005-2006 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2007-2008 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2008-2009 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2009-2010 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2010-2011 Achievements in Scholarships and Service