News

The contagious cancer that conquered the world

17 May 2016

Using genetics, scientists at the TCG show how the world’s oldest cancer “metastasised” through the global dog population in an article published today in eLife . Thanks to dedicated help from our veterinary collaborators based all over the world, we collected and analysed canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT)...

TCG member Maximilian Stammnitz awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

13 April 2016

Many congratulations to TCG member Maximilian Stammnitz, who has been awarded a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship! Gates Scholarships are extraordinarily competitive, so this is a huge achievement. More information about the 2016 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars can be found here: https://www.gatescambridge.org/our-...

An inspirational true story of Missy the dog who recovered from CTVT cancer

8 April 2016

Here is an inspirational true story of the young female dog Missy who made a full recovery from her severe CTVT cancer, thanks for the treatment and care provided by Animal Aid Unlimited. http://animalaidunlimited.org/blog/dog-with-massive-cancerous-tumor-recovers/

Job opportunity at the TCG!

7 March 2016

We have a new opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the TCG. This is an exciting opportunity to genetically analyse hundreds of tumours derived from transmissible cancer lineages in dogs and Tasmanian devils. The deadline for applications is 28th March 2016. Application forms and more information are found here...

Transmissible cancers mentioned in the New York Times

3 March 2016

TCG research was mentioned in a recent article in the New York Times, speculating about transmissible cancers in humans... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/scientists-ponder-the-prospect-of-contagious-cancer.html?_r=1

Greetings from Mirjam after her visit to TCG

23 February 2016

Last week (1 st -5 th February) I had the privilege of visiting the TCG group at the Department of Veterinary Medicine in Cambridge, UK. I had an awesome week! In my normal life I am a vet who works for a welfare organisation in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I work in a small clinic where I deal with vaccinations, basic...

Dr Mirjam van der Wel from AACL, South Africa visited TCG

9 February 2016

Dr Mirjam van der Wel, from Animal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL) South Africa, came to visit TCG last week. Mirjam is a collaborator of our ongoing CTVT projects and had sent us hundreds of CTVT samples in the past few years. She spent a week with TCG members and investigated the journey of CTVT tissue samples from the biopsy...

Mission completed! TCG members back from an exciting Tasmania field excursion

28 January 2016

Over the past three weeks, our enthusiastic TCG members have been on a field excursion to Australia’s southernmost state: ’Tassie devil’s habitat. With the recent discovery of a second DFTD lineage , their intention was to conduct a preliminary field assessment of the spread DFT2 and meet local collaborators of the Save...

A second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils

4 January 2016

Scientists at the TCG, together with collaborators at the University of Tasmania and the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program, have discovered a second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils. This second cancer, known as Devil Facial Tumour 2 (DFT2), causes tumours that are grossly indistinguishable from the first-discovered...

TCG Christmas Party!

12 December 2015

The 2015 TCG Christmas Party was complete with German mulled wine, Chinese dumplings, Korean pickled cabbage pancakes, Czech spinach pastry, an Irish casserole, a brussels sprouts extravaganza and, most importantly, a TCG cake (see photo)! There was also a visit by Secret Santa, who brought lots of interesting gifts...