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It is always very enriching to hear about experience with CTVT from other people who have seen cases in the field. This time, we had the honour and pleasure to chat to Dr Julie Palais, about her extensive experience of dog welfare and CTVT in Nepal. Thank you for taking the time to visit us, Julie! 

Brilliant end-of-project presentations from all of our summer students, Henrietta, Lingzhe and Sofia - well done for all your fantastic work!

What a fun day all TCG members had punting towards Grantchester during our annual punting trip. Thanks to all for making it a great team afternoon!

Emily's part II project work was recognised by two awards and followed by an exciting opportunity to join a fieldtrip in Tasmania - well done, Emily!Photo credit: Tahlia McLennan

Find out more about the new transmissible cancer affecting brown bullhead catfish on CTV news.

A study published yesterday in Nature shows that a new transmissible cancer was found in brown bullhead catfish! The raised black lesions were shown to be more similar to each other than to the infected fish they were found on, indicating that they all originate from a single individual.

TCG members attended the Biology of Genomes conference at the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory and Prof Liz Murchison presented novel exciting research from the group!

Congratulations to Emily and Summer, our part II students, who won the overall Part II Pathology project and cancer runner-up prizes announced at the garden party held in Darwin College. Amazing work, well done to you both!

Well done to all our undergraduate students, Anna, Emily and Summer, for submitting their end-of-project reports! Thumbs up on your presentations, too!

Our annual TCG walk to Horningsea! What a fun day with opportunities for a lot of discussions on fresh air and a wonderful lunch at Horningsea.

The Transmissible Cancer Group members ran two activity stalls at the Vet School's Cambridge Science Festival open day.A mysterious disease is spreading among the Tasmanian Devils, and we need your help to crack the case! Embark on an exciting fieldwork mission to protect this emblematic species from the disease that is threatening it.Become a DNA …

Happy New Year 2026 from the TCG! We started the social TCG gatherings of this year with a lunch to celebrate birthdays of a number of TCG members. We also welcomed new members to our lab and had a visit from Nicolas Bierne, a population geneticist from the University of Montpellier.Now we are all looking forward to the exciting discoveries in the …

Christmas TCG celebration with lots of amazing cultural food, fun quiz and a Secret Santa! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Dr Julie Dragon from the University of Vermont visited the TCG group and gave a fascinating talk to the whole department. She talked about a melanoma, which has been present in brown bullheads (a type of catfish) in a lake spanning Vermont, USA and Quebec, Canada since 2012, and their genetic analysis of these samples. We all had a lovely dinner in…

A number of TCG members took part and presented their work at the third biennial Companion Animal Genetic Health (CAGH) conference which was held on 8th-9th December in Cambridge. It was a wonderful collaborative meeting with lots of inspiring talks, discussions and a conference dinner at the St John's college. Many thanks to the organisers, and we…