Dana Zambito, Ph.D.

Education

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Ph.D. (Physiology), 2007

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

B.A. (Biology), 2000

Education Focus

Dr. Pape-Zambito earned her Ph.D. studying lactation and reproductive endocrinology.  She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Fox Chase Cancer Center from 2007 - 2011, where she was awarded a Susan G. Komen fellowship to study abnormal mammary gland development and progression to breast cancer.  Dr. Pape-Zambito then moved to an institution where she taught General Biology lectures and laboratories, Human Physiology, Cell Biology, and Endocrinology to both undergraduate and graduate students.  Additionally, she helped numerous students present research posters on novel bacteriophages and published ten student-authored bacteriophage genome annotations to GenBank.  She has chaired or served on 12 graduate student committees.  She has a passion for investigating and assessing evidence-based pedagogies in the classroom.  In particular, Dr. Pape-Zambito uses active-learning strategies to promote enhanced learning and retention.  She is a Problem Based Learning (PBL) facilitator on the Sewell campus and also contributes her expertise within the Graduate School of Biomedical Science.  

 

Publications

Jacobs-Sera D, Abad LA, Alvey RM, Anders KR, Aull HG, Bhalla SS, Blumer LS, Bollivar DW,
Bonilla JA, Butela KA, Coomans RJ, Cresawn SG, D'Elia T, Diaz A, Divens AM, Edgington NP,
Frederick GD, Gainey MD, Garlena RA, Grant KW, Gurney SMR, Hendrickson HL, Hughes LE,
Kenna MA, Klyczek KK, Kotturi H, Mavrich TN, McKinney AL, Merkhofer EC, Moberg Parker J,
Molloy SD, Monti DL, Pape-Zambito DA, Pollenz RS, Pope WH, Reyna NS, Rinehart CA,
Russell DA, Shaffer CD, Sivanathan V, Stoner TH, Stukey J, Sunnen CN, Tolsma SS, Tsourkas
PK, Wallen JR, Ware VC, Warner MH, Washington JM, Westover KM, Whitefleet-Smith JL,
Wiersma-Koch HI, Williams DC, Zack KM, Hatfull GF. 2020. Genomic diversity of
bacteriophages infecting Microbacterium spp. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 18;15(6):e0234636. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0234636. eCollection 2020.

 Pape-Zambito, D. A. and Mostrom, A.M. 2018. Improving student learning through triadic
course alignment. J. Micro and Bio Ed. Oct 19(3): doi:10.1128/jmbe.v19i3.1642.

 Pape-Zambito, D.*, Z. Jiang*, H. Wu, K. Devarajan, C. M. Slater, Q. Cai, A. Patchefsky, M. B.
Daly and X. Chen. 2014. Identifying a Highly-aggressive Subgroup of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
(DCIS) by Studying Intra-individual DCIS Heterogeneity among Invasive Breast Cancer
Patients. PLOS One. 9(6):e100488. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100488.  *denotes equal contributions.  
 Macrina A.L., Kauf A.C., Pape-Zambito D.A., Kensinger R.S. 2014. Induced lactation in
heifers: Effects of dexamethasone and age at induction on milk yield and composition. J Dairy
Sci. 97(3):1446-53.

 Pape-Zambito, D. A., R. F. Roberts, and R. S. Kensinger. 2010. Estrone and 17-estradiol
concentrations in pasteurized-homogenized and commercial dairy products. J. Dairy Sci.
93(6):2533:40.

 Pape-Zambito, D. A., A. L. Magliaro, and R. S. Kensinger. 2008. 17-Estradiol and estrone
concentrations in plasma and milk during bovine pregnancy. J. Dairy Sci. 91(1):127-34.

 Pape-Zambito, D. A., A. L. Magliaro, and R. S. Kensinger. 2007. Concentrations of 17-
estradiol in Holstein whole milk. J. Dairy Sci. 90(7):3308-13.