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Research Associate
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public
Health
615 N. Wolfe St., Room 4308
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179
Tel: 410-955-1263 Fax: 410-955-0105
E-mail: tgraczyk@phnet.sph.jhu.edu
Vitae
Education
Warsaw University 1982 M. Sc. Environmental Microbiology
Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences 1988 Ph.D. Zoonotic Parasitic
Infections
Professional Experience
1994-Present Research Associate, Department of Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health
1995-Present Vector Biology Forum Coordinator, Department of Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health
1994-Present Official Interpreter for the Medical Service Corporation International
(Arlington, Va, U.S.A.) and the Polish Ministry of Health (Warsaw, Poland)
1988-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Systematic of Helminths,
Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
1991-1994 Visiting Scientist, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Johns
Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD
1990-1991 Research Associate, Malaria laboratory, Center for Vaccine Development,
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1982-1988 Research Associate, Department of Biology and Systematic of Helminths, Institute
of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Research Focus
Zoonoses and Parasitic Protozoan, Helminthic, and Fungal Infections of Animals.
Cryptosporidium and human waterborne cryptosporidiosis: risk assessment models, outbreaks,
immunodiagnosis, zoonotic potential, cross-transmission, and recovery and detection of
waterborne Cryptosporidium oocysts. Aspergillus and aspergillosis: immunodiagnosis, tests.
Waterborne helminthiasis: Parasite transmission, ecological models.
 | Selected Publications
 | Graczyk, T. K., Cranfield, M. R., and R. Fayer, 1996, "Evaluation of
commercial enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) tests kits for
detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts other than Cryptosporidium parvum," The American
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 53, in press |
| Cranfield, M. R. and T. K. Graczyk, 1994, "Experimental infection of elaphid
snakes with Cryptosporidium serpentis (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae),Journal of
Parasitology, 80: 823-826 |
| Fayer, R., Graczyk, T. K. and M. R. Cranfield, 1995, "Multiple heterogeneous
isolates of Cryptosporidium serpentis from captive snakes are not transmissible to
neonatal BALB/c mice (Mus musculus), Journal of Parasitology, 81: 482-484 |
| Cranfield, M. R. and T. K. Graczyk, 1995, "Cryptosporidiosis," Manual
of Reptile Medicine and Surgery, D. R. Mader (ed.), W. B. Saunders Company, The Curtis
Center, Philadelphia, PA: 359-363 |
| Cranfield, M. R. and T. K. Graczyk, 1995, "An update on ophidean
cryptosporidiosis," R.E. Junge (ed.), Proceedings of the combined Meeting of the
AAZV, WDA, and AAWV, 1995 East Lansing, Michigan, USA: 225-230 |
| Graczyk, T. K., Cranfield, M. R. and S. L. Hill, 1996, "Therapeutical
efficacy of Spiramycin and Halofugionone treatment against Cryptosporidium serpentis
(Apicomplexa: Cryptosporiidiidae) infections in captive snakes, Parasitology Research, 82:
143-148 |
| Graczyk, T. K., Fayer, R. and M. R. Cranfield, 1996, "Cryptosporidium parvum
is not transmissible to fish, amphibia, or reptiles," Journal of Parasitology,
submitted |
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Collaborators
Dr. Ronald Fayer, U. S. Department of Agriculture, LPSI, ARS, Beltsville, MD
Dr. Mark Jenkins, U. S. Department of Agriculture, LPSI, ARS, Beltsville, MD
Dr. Thomas McCutchan, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Michael Cranfield, Maryland Zoological Society, Baltimore, MD
Dr. J. P. Bubey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, LPSI, ARS, Beltsville, MD
Dr. George Balazs, U. S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NMFS, Honolulu, HI
Dr. Alonso Aquirre, Wildlife Pharmaceuticals, Fort Collins, CO
Professor Bernard Fried, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Dr. John Cockrem, Massey University, New Zealand
Dr. J. -J. Brossy, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Current and Pending Support
Maryland Zoological Society
Parasitic infections in exotic animals Support: 50%
Statistical Analysis and Scientific Write-up Data Support: 25%
AKC Fund of New York
Management of animal cryptosporidiosis Support: 15%
U. S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NMFS
Development of ELISA test for the Green sea turtle Support: 15%
Wildlife Conservation Society
Reptile cryptosporidiosis: Diagnostical Services Support: 5%
Textbook on Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis Support: 0%
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