{"id":3432,"date":"2024-07-02T12:54:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T02:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=3432"},"modified":"2024-07-02T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T02:54:40","slug":"philanthropic-funds-contribute-to-tasmanian-devil-vaccine-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=3432","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Philanthropic funds contribute to Tasmanian devil vaccine research<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Donations made to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal will be distributed across five research grants this year to fund projects that include the development of a \u2018bait\u2019 vaccine. This will differ from the vaccine type developed several years ago that aimed to slow the progression of the facial tumour disease that has ravaged populations of devils in the wild for more than 20\u00a0years. (<em>The Veterinarian<\/em>\u00a0March 2015.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grants will assist established and early-career researchers and higher degree students to ensure that conservation skills are fostered in the next generation of researchers and will be reviewed through the Tasmanian Devil Research Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khal Glinda is the recipient of The Tall Foundation Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Honours Scholarship and will work under the supervision of Andrew Flies, an Associate Professor and Select Foundation Principal Research Fellow at the University of Tasmania\u2019s Menzies Institute for Medical research, in Hobart. The \u2018bait\u2019 vaccine trials are designed to work when eaten by devils and Flies said the first iteration has been in hand for about 18 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to make enough for trials in 22 captive devils, and we need permits to do that but we\u2019re hoping to be testing around October,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other grant projects focus on different areas of research which build on the knowledge and understanding of DFTD with the ultimate goal being to prevent tumours forming in devils. Funds supporting the grants are collected through the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal, and whether they are a single dollar donation or a much large amount Flies said all the money that is collected will be put to good use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of the other grants will allow us to thoroughly dissect this vaccine trial, and the more trials we can do the closer we get. We\u2019ve got great support, and we\u2019re grateful for the opportunity to try to help devils.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anne Layton-Bennett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>image: Davide Clode<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donations made to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal will be distributed across five research grants this year to fund projects that include the development of a \u2018bait\u2019 vaccine. 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