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SUMMARY:Anti-cancer drugs for transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils - 
 Maximilian Stammnitz\, Transmissible Cancer Group\, Cambridge
DTSTART:20181019T164500Z
DTEND:20181019T181000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Tasmanian devils are the world's largest carnivorous marsupial
 s and endemic to the Australian island state of Tasmania. Over the past tw
 o decades\, the species has been undergoing a substantial population decli
 ne – leading to its categorisation as “endangered” on the IUCN Red L
 ist in 2008. This is due to puzzling outbreaks of at least two independent
  Devil Facial Tumour diseases (DFTs)\, clonal lineages of transmissible ca
 ncer cells that “metastasise” between devils across the island. At thi
 s Wolfson College Science Society meeting\, Max will discuss ongoing resea
 rch efforts to characterise the genetics of Tasmanian devils and their mal
 ignant DFT cell counterparts. His recent in vitro chemotherapeutic drug sc
 reens have revealed key vulnerabilities of both transmissible cancer linea
 ges and may help us in guiding future conservation efforts to preserve thi
 s iconic species.\n\nFor more information\, please go to:\n\nhttps://www.c
 am.ac.uk/research/news/human-anti-cancer-drugs-could-help-treat-transmissi
 ble-cancers-in-tasmanian-devils
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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