CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael P. Zumpano, Ph.D.
Personal Information
| Work Address: New York Chiropractic College, Department of Anatomy, 2360 State Route 89, Seneca Falls, NY 13148-0800 |
| Office Phone/FAX: ph: 315-568-3196 fax: 315-568-3017 |
| E-mail: mzumpano@nycc.edu |
Educational Background
| 1997 July to 1999 March | Post-Doctoral Fellow The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Area: Fetal Craniofacial Growth and Development and Craniosynostosis |
| 1997 Sept. 1 | Ph.D. (Anthropology) SUNY Buffalo
Project Title: An application of 3D-CT Reconstruction Techniques and Finite Element Analysis to study Fetal Craniofacial Growth in the Pigtailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina). |
| 1994 June 1 | Master of Arts (Anthropology),
SUNY Buffalo Project Title: Ontogeny of Sexual Dimorphism in the Craniofacial Complex during the Third Trimester of Fetal Growth in Pigtailed Macaques (Macaca nemestrina). |
| 1992 June 1 | Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology), SUNY Buffalo |
Grants
| 1996-1997 National Science Foundation ($12,000) #SBR9601027 |
| 1996-1997 Pittsburgh Super-Computing Center (10 hours) |
| 1995-1996 Sigma Xi Foundation ($500) |
| 1995-1996 Mark Diamond Research Foundation ($825) |
Scholarships, Awards
| 2001 - Young Faculty Research Award - American Association of Anatomists |
| 1992-1995 Comparative Primate Anatomy Assistantship |
| 1994 1st Place, Graduate Research Competition, SUNY Buffalo |
Academic Positions Held
Fall 2003 - present |
Associate Professor, Department
of Anatomy New York Chiropractic College Courses: Neuroscience, Human Gross Anatomy |
| Spring 1999 - Spring 2002 | Assistant Professor, Department
of Anatomy New York Chiropractic College Courses: Neuroscience, Human Gross Anatomy |
| Summer 1998 - Spring 1999 | Instructor, Department of Cell
Biology and Anatomy The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Courses: Human Gross Anatomy |
| 1995-1997 | Visiting Instructor, Biology Department
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA Courses: Graduate: Human Gross Anatomy Undergraduate: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy; Evolutionary Biology; The Organism |
| 1995 (Spring) | Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology
Department Medaille College, Buffalo, NY. |
| 1993-1995 | Teaching Assistant, Department
of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo
Course: Introduction to Physical Anthropology |
| 1992-1995 | Director of the Comparative Primate Laboratory, SUNY Buffalo |
| 1991-1995 | Lab Instructor, Department of
Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo
Course: Comparative Primate Anatomy |
| 1994 (Summer) | Lab Instructor, Department of
Anatomical Sciences SUNY Buffalo Medical School Course: Human Gross Anatomy) |
| 1992 (Fall) | Teaching Assistant, Department
of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo
Course: Dental Anthropology |
| 1991 (Fall) | Teaching Assistant, Department
of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo
Course: Anthropological Osteology |
| 1990 (Fall) | Lab Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Buffalo Course: Evolutionary Biology |
Field/Laboratory Experience
| 1997 to 1999 | Manager of the human craniofacial and primate craniofacial research database at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. |
| 1992-1995 | Manager and coordinator of the
Comparative Primate Anatomy Lab at SUNY Buffalo Curator of the University at Buffalo Primate Fetal Collection |
| 1992-1993 | Phase I, II, III, archaeological survey excavations |
Publications
In progress
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Zumpano, MP and Buchberger D, The pathway of the suprascapular nerve from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus to the suprascapular notch. Zumpano, MP and Jagos C, An interactive atlas of neuroanatomy. |
Submitted
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Zumpano (2001) Clinical dissections of the extremities and pelvis. Mc-Graw-Hill Zumpano MP and Richtsmeier JT - Growth and development of the fetal craniofacial complex in humans (Homo sapiens) and pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina): A 3D-CT comparative analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. |
Accepted
| Peer-Reviewed Journal Acceptances: Zumpano MP, Jagos, C, Hartwell-Ford S (2002) A cadaveric survey exploring the variation, prevalence, sex bias, and tissue type of the soft-tissue bridge between rectus capitis posterior minor and the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane. Journal of Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy, 10(4):133-140. Zumpano MP (2002) Three dimensional form changes during late fetal growth (137-157 gestational days) in the pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) craniofacial complex: An application using three dimensional coordinate data and finite element scaling analysis. Anatomical Record 267(4):307-320. DeLeon VB, Zumpano MP, Richtsmeier JT (2001) The effect of neurocranial surgery on basicranial morphology in isolated sagittal craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 38(1):8-20. Zumpano MP, Carson BS, Marsh JL , VanderKolk CA, and JT Richtsmeier. (1999) A three-dimensional morphological analysis of isolated metopic synostosis. The Anatomical Record, 256:1-12. DeLeon V, Zumpano MP, and JT Richtsmeier (1999) Effects of neurocranial surgery on basicranial growth in isolated sagittal synostosis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supp 28: 117 Peer-Reviewed Abstract Acceptances: Zumpano MP and Richtsmeier JT (2002) Growth and development of the fetal craniofacial complex in humans (Homo sapiens) and pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supp 34:170. Zumpano, MP (1999) Form differences during the last trimester of fetal growth. A comparative study between the fetal pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) and the fetal human (Homo sapiens). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supp 28:285 Zumpano, MP (1997). A three dimensional study of the fetal craniofacial growth and development in the pigtailed macaque using 3D-CT reconstruction techniques and finite element scaling. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Supp. 24:249 Zumpano, MP (1996) An application of 3D-CT reconstruction techniques to study fetal craniofacial growth and development in the pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supp. 22:251. Zumpano, MP and JE Sirianni (1994) The development of size dimorphism in the craniofacial complex during the third trimester of prenatal growth in pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supp. 18:214-215. Published Book Reviews Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System. Panjabi, M, and Augustus A. Churchhill Livingstone, NY. 196 pp. In the American Association of Anatomists Newsletter, pg. 23, Volume 11, Number 1, March 2002. |
Scholarly Presentations
| Zumpano, MP, Deleon, V, Aldridge,
K, Richtsmeier, JT (1999) Morphology of the basicranium. A three-dimensional
comparison of form and growth between a sample of pre- and post-operative
children diagnosed with nonsyndromic, sagittal synostosis.
American Cleft Palate Association, April 1999.
Richtsmeier, JT, Aldridge, K, DeLeon, V, Valeri, CJ, Zumpano, MP, Marsh, JL, Vanderkolk, C, Carson, BS (1999) Quantification of distinct craniofacial morphologies in isolated metopic, sagittal, and unicoronal synostosis and Crouzon syndrome, using a principle coordinates application of EDMA. American Cleft Palate Association. April 1999. Zumpano, MP and JT Richtsmeier A three dimensional morphological analysis of trigonocephaly. American Cleft-Palate Association, April 1998. Zumpano, MP. A three dimensional study of the fetal craniofacial growth and development in the pigtailed macaque using 3D-CT reconstruction techniques and finite element scaling. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, April 1997. Zumpano, MP. An application of 3D-CT reconstruction techniques to study fetal craniofacial growth and development in the pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, April 1996. Zumpano, M. P, and Sirianni, J. E. The development of size dimorphism in the craniofacial complex during late fetal growth in pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, March 1994. Zumpano, M. P., and Sirianni, J. E. Allometry and heterochrony in fetal pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). The Northeastern Anthropological Association, April 1994. |
Research in progress
| Allometry and in the fetal craniofacial
complex in Macaca nemestrina and Homo sapiens. 3D morphometric studies of the human and nonhuman primate fetal craniofacial complex Clinical and morphometric evaluations of cranial synostoses |
Current Memberships in Professional Organizations
| American Association of Physical
Anthropologists American Association of Anatomists American Cleft Palate Association |