Marta Filizola, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor

Mailing Address:

Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Icahn Medical Institute Building
1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1677
New York, NY 10029-6574
Tel.: 212-659-8690
Fax: 212-849-2456
Email: marta.filizola@mssm.edu

Synopsis of Current Research

The overall goal of current research in the lab is to achieve a detailed mechanistic understanding of signal transduction processes triggered by molecular recognition by means of computational methodologies that range from bioinformatics to modeling and simulation.

Training and Education

• Postdoctoral Training in Computational Biophysics, Molecular Research Institute, Mountain View, California, USA, 1999-2001
  
• Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry, Research Center of Computational & Biotechnological Sciences, II University of Naples, Italy, Jan. 1999
  
• M.S. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Naples 'Federico II', Italy, Oct. 1993
  
• B.S. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Naples 'Federico II', Italy, 1988-1993
  

Research and Professional Positions

• 1992-1994, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemistry, University "Federico II", Naples (Italy).
  
• 1994-1998, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain).
  
• 1994-1999, Graduate Research Assistant, Research Center of Computational and Biotechnological Science, II University of Naples, Naples (Italy)
  
• 1999-2001, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Molecular Research Institute, Mountain View, California.
  
• 2001, Staff Scientist, Dept. of Computational Chemistry, Molecular Research Institute, Mountain View, California.
  
• 2002-2003, Instructor, Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
  
• 2004-2005, Instructor, Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.
  
• 2005-2007, Assistant Research Professor, Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.
  
• July 2007-present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.
  
• July 2007-present, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
  

Awards, Patents and Other Professional Activities

• 1994, Fellowship to perform studies abroad; University "Federico II", Naples (Italy).
• 1995-1997, Grant-in-aid within the "Human Capital Mobility" program of the European Union to perform advanced studies related to the Ph.D. thesis at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain). Centre de Supercomputació de Catalunya, Barcelona (Spain).
• 1999, Nominated "European Doctor in Biotechnology"; European Association for Higher Education in Biotechnology.
  
• 2001, National Research Service Award T32 DA07135, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
  
• 2006, Ad-Hoc Reviewer, U.S. Army Research Office.
• 2006, Ad-Hoc Reviewer, NIH-NIDA, Cutting Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA).
• 2007-present, Editorial board member for Advances and Applications in Bioinformatics and Chemistry, DOVE Press.
• 2007-2008, Ad-Hoc Reviewer, NIH-NIDA, Molecular Neuropharmacology and Signaling Study Section.
• 2008 Ad-Hoc Reviewer, NIH-NIDA, ZRG1 MNPS-C(04)S; ZRG1 MDCN-C(02)M.
• 2008 Ad-Hoc Reviewer, NSF-MCB Biomolecular Systems
  
• 2008, The Doctor Harold and Golden Lamport Award for Excellence in Basic Research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
• 2008-present, Member Mount Sinai Graduate School Curriculum Comitte.
• 2008-present, Member, Advisory Comitte for the Office for Women's careers.
• 2009, Provisional patent RU-939 - Novel Antithrombotive Compounds; Filled May 14, 2009.
• 2009-present, Experimental Therapeutics Institute's representative, Faculty Council.
• 2009-present, Honorary Editorial Board Member, Open Acess Bioinformatics, Dove Press.

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