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Rodrigo Hamede
Rodrigo Hamede
Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology
Room 320b , Life Sciences Building
Dr Hamede completed his PhD on the ecology and epidemiology of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) in August 2012. He has worked on a number of behavioural, life history, epidemiological and evolutionary problems caused by DFTD throughout Tasmania. Using longitudinal data sets and a multidisciplinary framework he has assessed the impacts of this disease and developed models to predict epidemiological outcomes and evolutionary dynamics between devils and DFTD across wild populations. Dr Hamede specialises in disease ecology and epidemiology, but he is often involved in collaborations with researchers from a broad range of disciplines including, genomics, immunology, veterinary medicine, cancer biology, mathematical modelling and evolutionary biology. In 2018 he became hub leader for the International Associated Laboratory CANECEV, aimed at studying the role of cancer in ecological and evolutionary processes. This integrative framework can be used for improving the management of cancers in wildlife and other emerging infectious diseases, providing novel insights for the conservation of species affected by disease threats.
- International Associated Laboratory for Cancer Ecology and Evolution – CANECEV
https://www.utas.edu.au/news/2018/5/17/609-joining-forces-to-fight-cancer/
Biography
Dr Hamede grew up in Santiago, Chile's capital city. He studied Spanish and Linguistics in Chile and completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1996. However, his real passion has always been wildlife ecology and conservation. After a year living in Kenya, where Rodrigo gorged himself with mammal and bird watching, he decided to travel to Tasmania for three months, with the hope of seeing a wild Tasmanian devil and the famous cool temperate rainforests of Tasmania, which resemble the ones in his beloved Patagonia. In 2003 Rodrigo completed Bachelor of Science at UTas, majoring in zoology and environmental studies. Following that he completed his Honours research project on devil social behaviour in 2004. After a year working with migratory birds for an environmental consultant, he decided to go back to mammals and took a PhD scholarship to study the ecology and epidemiology of DFTD. He has been working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UTAS since 2013. In 2017, he has awarded the prestigious ARC - DECRA fellowship.
Rodrigo has broadened his research scope through the recently created International Associated Laboratory (LIA) to study the roles of cancer in ecology and evolution (CANECEV), in conjunction with the National Centre for Scientific Research and University of Montpellier – France, Deakin University, and UTas – Australia. This new international laboratory is dedicated to studying ambitious questions in relation to the significance of cancer on ecosystem function, wildlife health and evolutionary biology. Rodrigo is also collaborating with researchers from Chile to understand the transmission of pathogens between domestic animals, wildlife and humans.
Rodrigo has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. Since his appointment as a postdoctoral researcher at UTas in 2013 he has successfully attracted numerous grants (see Funding section). Funding sources include the Australian Research Council, The French National Agency of Research, Ian Potter Foundation, The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Trust, as well as internal UTas funding schemes.
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Thesis title | University | Country | Date of award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | The Ecology and Epidemiology of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease | University of Tasmania | Australia | 2012 |
| BSc (1st Class Hons) | Seasonal, Demographic and Density-Related Patterns of Contact Between Tasmanian Devils: Implications for Transmission of Devil Facial Tumour Disease | University of Tasmania | Australia | 2004 |
| BA (Hons) | Traductor e Intérprete Simultáneo y Consecutivo | EATRI | Chile | 1996 |
Languages (other than English)
Spanish
Memberships
Professional practice
- Australian Mammal Society
- Wildlife Disease Association
- British Ecological Society
- Ecological Society of Australia
- International Society for Conservation Biology
Other
International Associated Laboratory, CANECEV
Administrative expertise
Dr Hamede has significant experience in administrating research projects, starting from his own projects (BSc Hons, PhD) through the postgraduate projects of the students he has supervised and is currently supervising at the School of Natural Sciences.
Teaching
Conservation Biology, Wildlife Diseases, Animal Behaviour, Behavioural Ecology and Evolution, Epidemiology
Teaching expertise
Course coordinator and Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences, Biodiversity Conservation (KPZ 308 & KPZ 722)
Teaching responsibility
- KPZ 308 – Biodiversity Conservation
- KPZ 722 – Advanced Biodiversity Conservation
Research Appointments
- Hub Leader, International Associated Laboratory for Cancer Ecology and Evolution
- Council Member of the Australian Mammal Society
- Editorial board member for the Australian Ecological Society
Research Invitations
Dr Hamede has been invited as a guest speaker to several prestigious institutions including the University of Cambridge – Department of Pathology, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, University of Oxford – Edward Grey Institute and Wildlife Conservation Research Unit and University of Minnesota – Department of Veterinary Population Medicine.
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Expertise
Tasmania has easy access to wilderness areas, pristine marine environments and a rich diversity of ecosystems; it is therefore a wonderful place to work with native wildlife. Fortunately, our endemic mammals have had better luck than their mainland cousins (no dingoes or established fox populations in Tasmania), and although some species have suffered sudden population declines, Tasmania is one of the best places in the world to study mammals and their role in ecosystems. While most of Rodrigo's work is related to Tasmanian devils and DFTD, he collaborates with research projects with wombats, eastern and spotted tail quolls, brush-tailed possums, bettongs, antechinus etc. UTas School of Natural Sciences and particularly the department of Zoology have a strong background and emphasis in mammalian conservation, behavioural and evolutionary ecology of mammals. Dr Hamede's particular areas of expertise are: wildlife diseases, epidemiology, conservation biology, behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology.
Research Themes
Infectious diseases are an important part of ecosystems, and their dynamics and effects on wild populations are an essential part of ecosystem adaptability and evolution. Wildlife diseases are also increasingly being recognised as a significant problem in conservation biology. Understanding the interaction between host and pathogens from an ecological, epidemiological and evolutionary perspective is therefore, a vital step for assessing the effect of infectious diseases at individual, population and ecosystem levels. Dr Hamede is interested in most areas of disease ecology, particularly in behavioural adaptations and evolutionary processes between host and pathogens as well as using social networks to understand the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. As an emerging disease, DFTD is a unique host-pathogen system that allows studying the epidemiology, impact and evolutionary dynamics of a species exposed to a new pathogen. Rodrigo’s research interests also include studying host-pathogen interactions and pathogen transmission between domestic animals, wildlife and humans and the resulting implications for wildlife conservation and human health.
Collaboration
Rodrigo has several research collaborations projects underway both in Australia and overseas, primarily aimed at understanding selective processes in Tasmanian devils and DFTD and their consequences for understanding and managing cancer in the wild. These are outlined below.
- Transmission dynamics across DFTD lineages, UTas, Cambridge University.
- Ecology and evolution of transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils and marine bivalves. UTAS, Deakin University, Centre for Research in Cancer Ecology and Evolution, MIVEGEC – CNRS, France.
- Immune dynamics in wild and captive Tasmanian devils. UTas, Deakin University, CNRS – France, Save the Tasmanian devil Program, DPIPWE & Zoos Victoria.
- Evolution of immune evasion mechanisms in DFTD and DFT2. UTas, Southampton University, UK.
- Transmissible cancers and the evolution of sex. CNRS, France, Deakin University, UTas.
- Emergence, Transmission and Evolution of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease. UTas, Washington State University, University of Idaho, Griffiths University, Sanger Institute, UK.
Awards
- 2019: UTas Vice Chancellor’s Early Career Researcher Award.
- 2019-2022: Agence National de la Recherche, France. Ecology and Evolution of Transmissible cancers. Thomas, F., Ujvari, B. & Hamede, R. $876,889
- 2018 - 2021: Australian Research Council – Linkage Project. Hamede, R. Will natural selection save the Tasmanian devil from extinction? $405,000
- 2018-2021: Chilean National Commission for Research, Science and Technology. Acosta, G., Verdugo, C. & Hamede, R. Biodiversity of bacterial metacommunities in ticks: Understanding the interaction of hosts and environment at the wildlife/domestic interface. $378,393
- 2018: Deakin University, Vice Chancellor’s Award, International Research Collaboration. Ujvari, B., Thomas, F., Hamede, R. Schulz, A., Beckman, C. & Biro, P
- 2017 - 2020: Australian Research Council – Discovery Early Career Research Award. Hamede, R. Living with cancer: adaptations in Tasmanian facial tumour disease. $370,159
- 2016: Eric Guiler Tasmanian devil Research Grant. Hamede, R. Distribution, prevalence and epidemiology of DFTD and DFT2 in southern Tasmania. $33,130
- 2016: Eric Guiler Tasmanian devil Research Grant. Ujvari, B. and Hamede, R. Nature’s solution, do immunoglobulins fight cancer in Tasmanian devils? $33,264.
- 2016: Holsworth Research Endowment for David Hamilton. PI-CIs Hamede, R., Cameron, E. and Jones, M. Social networks, behaviour and transmission of facial tumour disease in the Tasmanian devil. $7,400
- 2015: Eric Guiler Tasmanian devil Research Grant. Metabolomics for Tasmanian devils: DFTD biomarkers discovery, Shellie, R., Karu, N. & Hamede, R. Jones, M. $33,000.
- 2014: Research Enhancement Grant Scheme. Understanding ecological processes and selective mechanisms involved in tolerance to Tasmania devil facial tumour disease. Hamede, R.University of Tasmania, $14,500.
Current projects
Rodrigo has several research collaborations projects underway both in Australia and overseas, these are outlined below.
- Understanding the effect of land use changes on marsupial carnivore health and range
- Immune genotyping across wild and captive Tasmanian devil populations
- Linking spatial movements and social contacts to understand transmission of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease
- Learning to live with cancer: Local adaptations to transmissible tumours in Tasmanian devils
- Roles of cancer in ecology and evolution
- Ecology and evolution of transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils and marine bivalves.
- Transmissible cancer and the evolution of sex
- Emergence, Transmission and Evolution of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease.
- Transmission dynamics across DFTD lineages
- Biodiversity of parasites infecting two tick species parasitizing mammals at varying degree of contact with wildlife and domestic animals in a semiarid area of Chile
Fields of Research
- Host-parasite interactions (310407)
- Behavioural ecology (310301)
- Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
Research Objectives
- Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments (180602)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
Publications
Dr Hamede has published findings of his work in several internationally recognised journals, including: Ecology Letters, Nature Communications, PNAS, PLos Biology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Conservation Biology, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London and others. He has also presented his research on national and international stages i.e. International Society for Cancer Ecology and Evolution (2019), International Society for Evolution (2018), Ecological Society of Australia (2019), International Society for Conservation Biology (2018) Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (2015) International Mammalogy Congress (UK 2013) and others. The full list of Rodrigo's publications is available below.
Total publications
77
Highlighted publications
(9 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Journal Article | Hamede RK, Beeton NJ, Carver S, Jones ME, 'Untangling the model muddle: Empirical tumour growth in Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease', Scientific Reports, 7 Article 6217. ISSN 2045-2322 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06166-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Beeton NJ; Carver S; Jones ME | |
| 2017 | Journal Article | Wells K, Hamede RK, Kerlin DH, Storfer A, Hohenlohe PA, et al., 'Infection of the fittest: devil facial tumour disease has greatest effect on individuals with highest reproductive output', Ecology Letters, 20, (6) pp. 770-778. ISSN 1461-0248 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.12776 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2016 | Journal Article | Epstein B, Jones M, Hamede R, Hendricks S, McCallum H, et al., 'Rapid evolutionary response to a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils', Nature Communications, 7 Article 12684. ISSN 2041-1723 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12684 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 119Web of Science - 121 Co-authors: Jones M; Schonfeld B | |
| 2015 | Journal Article | Hamede RK, Pearse A-M, Swift K, Barmuta LA, Murchison EP, et al., 'Transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils: localized lineage replacement and host population response', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282, (1814) Article 20151468. ISSN 0962-8452 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1468 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 35 Co-authors: Barmuta LA; Jones ME | |
| 2013 | Journal Article | Hamede RK, McCallum HI, Jones M, 'Biting injuries and transmission of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease', Journal of Animal Ecology, 82, (1) pp. 182-190. ISSN 0021-8790 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02025.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 99Web of Science - 98 Co-authors: McCallum HI; Jones M | |
| 2013 | Journal Article | Siddle HV, Kreiss A, Tovar C, Yuen CK, Cheng Y, et al., 'Reversible epigenetic down-regulation of MHC molecules by devil facial tumour disease illustrates immune escape by a contagious cancer', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110, (13) pp. 5103-5108. ISSN 0027-8424 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219920110 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 151 Co-authors: Kreiss A; Tovar C; Jones ME; Woods GM | |
| 2012 | Journal Article | Hamede R, Bashford J, Jones M, McCallum H, 'Simulating devil facial tumour disease outbreaks across empirically derived contact networks', Journal of Applied Ecology, 49, (2) pp. 447-456. ISSN 0021-8901 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02103.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Bashford J; Jones M | |
| 2012 | Journal Article | Hamede R, Lachish S, Belov K, Woods G, Kreiss A, et al., 'Reduced effect of Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease at the disease front', Conservation Biology, 26, (1) pp. 124-134. ISSN 0888-8892 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01747.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 58 Co-authors: Lachish S; Woods G; Kreiss A; Jones M; McCallum H | |
| 2009 | Journal Article | Hamede Ross RK, Bashford JD, McCallum HI, Jones Menna, 'Contact networks in a wild Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) population: using social network analysis to reveal seasonal variability in social behaviour and its implications for transmission of devil facial tumour disease', Ecology Letters, 12, (11) pp. 1147-1157. ISSN 1461-023X (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01370.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 244Web of Science - 233 Co-authors: Bashford JD; McCallum HI; Jones Menna |
Journal Article
(71 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Espejo C, Wilson R, Pye RJ, Ratcliffe JC, Ruiz-Aravena M, et al., 'Cathelicidin-3 associated with serum extracellular vesicles enables early diagnosis of a transmissible cancer', Frontiers in Immunology, 13 pp. 1-14. ISSN 1664-3224 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.858423 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Espejo C; Wilson R; Pye RJ; Ruiz-Aravena M; Wolfe BW; Woods GM; Lyons AB | |
| 2021 | Bell O, Jones ME, Cunningham CX, Ruiz-Aravena M, Hamilton DG, et al., 'Isotopic niche variation in Tasmanian devils Sarcophilus harrisii with progression of devil facial tumor disease', Ecology and Evolution, 11, (12) pp. 8038-8053. ISSN 2045-7758 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7636 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Jones ME; Cunningham CX; Ruiz-Aravena M; Hamilton DG; Comte S | |
| 2021 | Capp JP, Degregori J, Nedelcu AM, Dujon AM, Boutry J, et al., 'Group phenotypic composition in cancer', eLife, 10 Article e63518. ISSN 2050-084X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.7554/eLife.63518 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 | |
| 2021 | Cunningham CX, Comte S, McCallum H, Hamilton DG, Hamede R, et al., 'Quantifying 25 years of disease-caused declines in Tasmanian devil populations: host density drives spatial pathogen spread', Ecology Letters, 24, (5) pp. 958-969. ISSN 1461-0248 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.13703 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Cunningham CX; Hamilton DG; Brook BW; Jones Menna | |
| 2021 | Dujon AM, Aktipis A, Alix-Panabieres C, Amend SR, Boddy AM, et al., 'Identifying key questions in the ecology and evolution of cancer', Evolutionary Applications, 14, (4) pp. 877-892. ISSN 1752-4563 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.13190 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 29 | |
| 2021 | Dujon AM, Brown JS, Destoumieux-Garzon D, Vittecoq M, Hamede Ross RK, et al., 'On the need for integrating cancer into the One Health perspective', Evolutionary Applications, 14, (11) pp. 2571-2575. ISSN 1752-4563 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.13303 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2021 | Durrant R, Hamede R, Wells K, Lurgi M, 'Disruption of metapopulation structure reduces Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease spread at the expense of abundance and genetic diversity', Pathogens, 10, (12) Article 1592. ISSN 2076-0817 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10121592 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2021 | Kozakiewicz CP, Fraik AK, Patton AH, Ruiz Aravena M, Hamilton DG, et al., 'Spatial variation in gene expression of Tasmanian devil facial tumors despite minimal host transcriptomic response to infection', BMC Genomics, 22 Article 698. ISSN 1471-2164 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07994-4 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ruiz Aravena M; Hamilton DG; Jones ME | |
| 2021 | Stahlke AR, Epstein B, Barbosa S, Margres MJ, Patton AH, et al., 'Contemporary and historical selection in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) support novel, polygenic response to transmissible cancer', Royal Society of London. Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 288 Article 20210577. ISSN 0962-8452 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0577 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Schonfeld B; Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Bell O, Jones ME, Ruiz Aravena M, Hamede RK, Bearhop S, et al., 'Age-related variation in the trophic characteristics of a marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii', Ecology and Evolution, 10, (14) pp. 7861-7871. ISSN 2045-7758 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6513 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Jones ME; Ruiz Aravena M | |
| 2020 | Boutry J, Dujon AM, Gerard AL, Tissot S, Macdonald N, et al., 'Ecological and evolutionary consequences of anticancer adaptations', iScience, 23, (11) Article 101716. ISSN 2589-0042 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101716 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Hamilton DG; Ujvari B | |
| 2020 | Comte S, Carver S, Hamede R, Jones Menna, 'Changes in spatial organization following an acute epizootic: Tasmanian devils and their transmissible cancer', Global Ecology and Conservation, 22 Article e00993. ISSN 2351-9894 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00993 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Comte S; Carver S; Jones Menna | |
| 2020 | Dujon AM, Gatenby RA, Bramwell G, MacDonald N, Dohrmann E, et al., 'Transmissible cancers in an evolutionary perspective', iScience, 23, (7) Article 101269. ISSN 2589-0042 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101269 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2020 | Dujon AM, Schofield G, Bramwell G, Raven N, Hamede Ross RK, et al., 'Global meta-analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers', Evolutionary Applications, 13, (7) pp. 1745-1755. ISSN 1752-4571 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.12938 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2020 | Egan SL, Ruiz-Aravena M, Austen JM, Barton X, Comte S, et al., 'Blood parasites in endangered wildlife-trypanosomes discovered during a survey of haemoprotozoa from the Tasmanian devil', Pathogens, 9, (11) Article 873. ISSN 2076-0817 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9110873 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Comte S; Hamilton DG; Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Fraik AK, Margres MJ, Epstein B, Barbosa S, Jones M, et al., 'Disease swamps molecular signatures of genetic-environmental associations to abiotic factors in Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) populations', Evolution, 74, (7) pp. 1392-1408. ISSN 0014-3820 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/evo.14023 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Jones M; Schonfeld B | |
| 2020 | Hamede R, Madsen T, McCallum H, Storfer A, Hohenlohe PA, et al., 'Darwin, the devil, and the management of transmissible cancers', Conservation Biology pp. 1-4. ISSN 0888-8892 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13644 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Hamede Ross RK, Owen R, Siddle H, Peck S, Jones Menna, et al., 'The ecology and evolution of wildlife cancers: Applications for management and conservation', Evolutionary Applications, 13, (7) pp. 1719-1732. ISSN 1752-4563 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.12948 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Jones Menna | |
| 2020 | Hamilton DG, Jones ME, Cameron EZ, Kerlin DH, McCallum H, et al., 'Infectious disease and sickness behaviour: Tumour progression affects interaction patterns and social network structure in wild Tasmanian devils: Sickness behaviour in Tasmanian devils', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287, (1940) pp. 1-7. ISSN 0962-8452 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2454 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Hamilton DG; Jones ME; Cameron EZ | |
| 2020 | Kozakiewicz CP, Ricci L, Patton AH, Stahlke AR, Hendricks SA, et al., 'Comparative landscape genetics reveals differential effects of environment on host and pathogen genetic structure in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) and their transmissible tumour', Molecular Ecology, 29, (17) pp. 3217-3233. ISSN 0962-1083 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/mec.15558 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Ruiz Aravena M; Hamilton DG; Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Kwon YM, Gori K, Park N, Potts N, Swift K, et al., 'Evolution and lineage dynamics of a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils', PLoS Biology, 18, (11) Article e3000926. ISSN 1544-9173 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000926 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Comte S; Jones M; Kreiss A; Pye R; Woods G | |
| 2020 | Lemaitre JF, Pavard S, Giraudeau M, Vincze O, Jennings G, et al., 'Eco-evolutionary perspectives of the dynamic relationships linking senescence and cancer', Functional Ecology, 34, (1) pp. 141-152. ISSN 0269-8463 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13394 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Jennings G; Ujvari B | |
| 2020 | Margres MJ, Ruiz Aravena M, Hamede R, Chawla K, Patton AH, et al., 'Spontaneous tumor regression in Tasmanian devils associated with RASL11A activation', Genetics, 215, (4) pp. 1143-1152. ISSN 1943-2631 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1534/genetics.120.303428 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Ruiz Aravena M; Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Patton AH, Lawrance MF, Margres MJ, Kozakiewicz CP, Hamede R, et al., 'A transmissible cancer shifts from emergence to endemism in Tasmanian devils', Science, 370, (6522) Article eabb9772. ISSN 0036-8075 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9772 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Ruiz Aravena M; Hamilton DG; Comte S; Taylor RL; Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Smith LE, Jones ME, Hamede R, Risques R, Patton AH, et al., 'Telomere length is a susceptibility marker for Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease', EcoHealth, 17 pp. 280-291. ISSN 1612-9202 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01491-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2020 | Thomas F, Giraudeau M, Dheilly NM, Gouzerh F, Boutry J, et al., 'Rare and unique adaptations to cancer in domesticated species: An untapped resource?', Evolutionary Applications, 13, (7) pp. 1605-1614. ISSN 1752-4571 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.12920 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2020 | Thomas F, Giraudeau M, Gouzerh F, Boutry J, Renaud F, et al., 'The evolution of resistance and tolerance as cancer defences', Parasitology, 147, (3) pp. 255-262. ISSN 0031-1820 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0031182019001501 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2020 | Thomas F, Roche B, Giraudeau M, Hamede R, Ujvari B, 'The interface between ecology, evolution, and cancer: More than ever a relevant research direction for both oncologists and ecologists', Evolutionary Applications, 13, (7) pp. 1545-1549. ISSN 1752-4563 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.13031 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2019 | Fraik AK, Quackenbush C, Margres MJ, Comte S, Hamilton DG, et al., 'Transcriptomics of Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) ear tissue reveals homogeneous gene expression patterns across a heterogeneous landscape', Genes, 10, (10) Article 801. ISSN 2073-4425 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/genes10100801 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Comte S; Hamilton DG; Jones ME | |
| 2019 | Hamilton DG, Jones ME, Cameron EZ, McCallum H, Storfer A, et al., 'Rate of intersexual interactions affects injury likelihood in Tasmanian devil contact networks', Behavioral Ecology, 30, (4) pp. 1087-1095. ISSN 1045-2249 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz054 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Hamilton DG; Jones ME; Cameron EZ | |
| 2019 | Hohenlohe PA, McCallum HI, Jones ME, Lawrance MF, Hamede RK, et al., 'Conserving adaptive potential: lessons from Tasmanian devils and their transmissible cancer', Conservation Genetics, 20, (1) pp. 81-87. ISSN 1566-0621 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01157-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2019 | James S, Jennings G, Kwon YM, Stammnitz M, Fraik A, et al., 'Tracing the rise of malignant cell lines: distribution, epidemiology and evolutionary interactions of two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils', Evolutionary Applications, 12, (9) pp. 1772-1780. ISSN 1752-4571 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.12831 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: James S; Jennings G; Comte S; Pye R; Woods G; Lyons B; Jones M | |
| 2019 | Martin LB, Addison B, Bean AGD, Buchanan KL, Crino OL, et al., 'Extreme competence: keystone hosts of infections', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34, (4) pp. 303-314. ISSN 0169-5347 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.12.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 31 Co-authors: Flies AS; Ruiz Aravena M | |
| 2019 | Patton AH, Margres MJ, Stahlke AR, Hendricks S, Lewallen K, et al., 'Contemporary demographic reconstruction methods are robust to genome assembly quality: a case study in Tasmanian devils', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36, (12) pp. 2906-2921. ISSN 0737-4038 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz191 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2019 | Thomas F, Madsen T, Giraudeau M, Misse D, Hamede R, et al., 'Transmissible cancer and the evolution of sex', PLoS Biology, 17, (6) Article 3000275. ISSN 1544-9173 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000275 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2019 | Wells K, Hamede RK, Jones ME, Hohenlohe PA, Storfer A, et al., 'Individual and temporal variation in pathogen load predicts long-term impacts of an emerging infectious disease', Ecology, 100, (3) Article e02613. ISSN 0012-9658 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2613 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2018 | Kwon YM, Stammnitz MR, Wang J, Swift K, Knowles GW, et al., 'Tasman-PCR: A genetic diagnostic assay for Tasmanian devil facial tumour diseases', Royal Society Open Science, 5, (10) Article 180870. ISSN 2054-5703 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180870 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Pye RJ; Kreiss A; Jones ME | |
| 2018 | Margres MJ, Jones ME, Epstein B, Kerlin DH, Comte S, et al., 'Large-effect loci affect survival in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) infected with a transmissible cancer', Molecular Ecology, 27, (21) pp. 4189-4199. ISSN 0962-1083 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/mec.14853 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 36 Co-authors: Jones ME; Comte S; Schonfeld B | |
| 2018 | Margres MJ, Ruiz-Aravena M, Hamede R, Jones ME, Lawrance MF, et al., 'The genomic basis of tumor regression in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)', Genome Biology and Evolution, 10, (11) pp. 3012-3025. ISSN 1759-6653 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy229 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Ruiz-Aravena M; Jones ME | |
| 2018 | Ruiz-Aravena M, Jones ME, Carver SS, Estay S, Espejo C, et al., 'Sex bias in ability to cope with cancer: Tasmanian devils and facial tumour disease', Proceedings from the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 285, (1891) Article 20182239. ISSN 0962-8452 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2239 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Ruiz-Aravena M; Jones ME; Carver SS | |
| 2018 | Russell T, Madsen T, Thomas F, Hamede R, Ujvari B, 'Oncogenesis as a selective force: adaptive evolution in the face of a transmissible cancer', BioEssays, 40, (3) Article 1700146. ISSN 1521-1878 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/bies.201700146 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2018 | Thomas F, Donnadieu E, Charriere GM, Jacqueline C, Tasiemski A, et al., 'Is adaptive therapy natural?', PLoS Biology, 16, (10) Article e2007066. ISSN 1544-9173 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2007066 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2018 | Thomas F, Kareva I, Raven N, Hamede R, Pujol P, et al., 'Evolved dependence in response to cancer', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33, (4) pp. 269-276. ISSN 0169-5347 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.01.012 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2018 | Thomas F, Vavre F, Tissot T, Vittecoq M, Giraudeau M, et al., 'Cancer is not (only) a senescence problem', Trends in Cancer, 4, (3) pp. 169-172. ISSN 2405-8033 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2018.01.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2018 | Ujvari B, Klaassen M, Raven N, Russell T, Vittecoq M, et al., 'Genetic diversity, inbreeding and cancer', Proceedings from the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 285, (1878) Article 20172589. ISSN 1471-2954 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2589 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 30 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2018 | Woods GM, Fox S, Flies A, Tovar CD, Jones M, et al., 'Two decades of the impact of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)', Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58, (6) pp. 1043-1054. ISSN 1540-7063 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy118 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Woods GM; Flies A; Tovar CD; Jones M; Lyons AB; Bettiol S | |
| 2017 | Hamede RK, Beeton NJ, Carver S, Jones ME, 'Untangling the model muddle: Empirical tumour growth in Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease', Scientific Reports, 7 Article 6217. ISSN 2045-2322 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06166-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Beeton NJ; Carver S; Jones ME | |
| 2017 | Hendricks S, Epstein B, Schonfeld B, Wiench C, Hamede R, et al., 'Conservation implications of limited genetic diversity and population structure in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)', Conservation Genetics, 18, (4) pp. 977-982. ISSN 1566-0621 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10592-017-0939-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 38 Co-authors: Schonfeld B; Jones M | |
| 2017 | Karu N, Hamede Ross RK, Wilson R, 'That Old Devil Called Tasmanian', The Column, 13, (2) pp. 2-5. ISSN 1471-6577 (2017) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] Co-authors: Karu N; Wilson R | |
| 2017 | Thomas F, Jacqueline C, Tissot T, Henard M, Blanchet S, et al., 'The importance of cancer cells for animal evolutionary ecology', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1, (11) pp. 1592-1595. ISSN 2397-334X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0343-z [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 29 Co-authors: Ujvari B | |
| 2017 | Wells K, Hamede RK, Kerlin DH, Storfer A, Hohenlohe PA, et al., 'Infection of the fittest: devil facial tumour disease has greatest effect on individuals with highest reproductive output', Ecology Letters, 20, (6) pp. 770-778. ISSN 1461-0248 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.12776 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2017 | Wright B, Willet CE, Hamede R, Jones M, Belov K, et al., 'Variants in the host genome may inhibit tumour growth in devil facial tumours: evidence from genome-wide association', Scientific Reports, 7 Article 423. ISSN 2045-2322 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00439-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 31 Co-authors: Jones M | |
| 2016 | Epstein B, Jones M, Hamede R, Hendricks S, McCallum H, et al., 'Rapid evolutionary response to a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils', Nature Communications, 7 Article 12684. ISSN 2041-1723 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12684 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 119Web of Science - 121 Co-authors: Jones M; Schonfeld B | |
| 2016 | Karu N, Wilson R, Hamede R, Jones M, Woods GM, et al., 'Discovery of biomarkers for Tasmanian devil cancer (DFTD) by metabolic profiling of serum', Journal of Proteome Research, 15, (10) pp. 3827-3840. ISSN 1535-3907 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00629 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Karu N; Wilson R; Jones M; Woods GM; Hilder EF; Shellie RA | |
| 2016 | Peck S, Corkrey R, Hamede R, Jones M, Canfield P, 'Hematologic and serum biochemical changes associated with Devil Facial Tumor Disease in Tasmanian Devils', Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 45, (3) pp. 417-429. ISSN 0275-6382 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12391 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Corkrey R; Jones M | |
| 2016 | Pye RJ, Hamede R, Siddle HV, Caldwell A, Knowles GW, et al., 'Demonstration of immune responses against devil facial tumour disease in wild Tasmanian devils', Biology Letters, 12, (10) Article 20160553. ISSN 1744-9561 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0553 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 61Web of Science - 60 Co-authors: Pye RJ; Kreiss A; Jones ME; Lyons AB; Woods GM | |
| 2016 | Ujvari B, Hamede R, Peck S, Pemberton D, Jones M, et al., 'Immunoglubolin dynamics and cancer prevalence in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)', Scientific Reports, 6 Article 25093. ISSN 2045-2322 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/srep25093 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Jones M | |
| 2015 | Hamede RK, Pearse A-M, Swift K, Barmuta LA, Murchison EP, et al., 'Transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils: localized lineage replacement and host population response', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282, (1814) Article 20151468. ISSN 0962-8452 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1468 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 35 Co-authors: Barmuta LA; Jones ME | |
| 2015 | Peck S, Corkrey R, Hamede R, Jones M, Canfield P, 'Hematologic and serum biochemical reference intervals for wild Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)', Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 44, (4) pp. 519-529. ISSN 0275-6382 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12304 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Corkrey R; Jones M | |
| 2015 | Wright B, Morris K, Grueber CE, Willet CE, Gooley R, et al., 'Development of a SNP-based assay for measuring genetic diversity in the Tasmanian devil insurance population', BMC Genomics, 16, (791) pp. 1-11. ISSN 1471-2164 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2020-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Jones M | |
| 2013 | Hamede RK, McCallum HI, Jones M, 'Biting injuries and transmission of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease', Journal of Animal Ecology, 82, (1) pp. 182-190. ISSN 0021-8790 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02025.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 99Web of Science - 98 Co-authors: McCallum HI; Jones M | |
| 2013 | Siddle HV, Kreiss A, Tovar C, Yuen CK, Cheng Y, et al., 'Reversible epigenetic down-regulation of MHC molecules by devil facial tumour disease illustrates immune escape by a contagious cancer', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110, (13) pp. 5103-5108. ISSN 0027-8424 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219920110 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 151 Co-authors: Kreiss A; Tovar C; Jones ME; Woods GM | |
| 2013 | Ujvari B, Pearse A-M, Swift K, Hodson P, Hua B, et al., 'Anthropogenic selection enhances cancer evolution in Tasmanian devil tumours', Evolutionary Applications, 7, (2) pp. 260-265. ISSN 1752-4571 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eva.12117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Jones M | |
| 2012 | Hamede R, Bashford J, Jones M, McCallum H, 'Simulating devil facial tumour disease outbreaks across empirically derived contact networks', Journal of Applied Ecology, 49, (2) pp. 447-456. ISSN 0021-8901 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02103.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Bashford J; Jones M | |
| 2012 | Hamede R, Lachish S, Belov K, Woods G, Kreiss A, et al., 'Reduced effect of Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease at the disease front', Conservation Biology, 26, (1) pp. 124-134. ISSN 0888-8892 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01747.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 58 Co-authors: Lachish S; Woods G; Kreiss A; Jones M; McCallum H | |
| 2012 | Lane A, Cheng Y, Wright B, Hamede R, Levan L, et al., 'New insights into the role of MHC diversity in devil facial tumour disease', PLoS One, 7, (6) Article e36955. ISSN 1932-6203 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036955 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Jones M | |
| 2009 | Hamede Ross RK, Bashford JD, McCallum HI, Jones Menna, 'Contact networks in a wild Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) population: using social network analysis to reveal seasonal variability in social behaviour and its implications for transmission of devil facial tumour disease', Ecology Letters, 12, (11) pp. 1147-1157. ISSN 1461-023X (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01370.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 244Web of Science - 233 Co-authors: Bashford JD; McCallum HI; Jones Menna | |
| 2009 | McCallum HI, Jones M, Hawkins CE, Hamede Ross RK, Lachish S, et al., 'Transmission dynamics of Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease may lead to disease-induced extinction', Ecology, 90, (12) pp. 3379-3392. ISSN 0012-9658 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1890/08-1763.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 177Web of Science - 176 Co-authors: McCallum HI; Jones M; Hawkins CE; Lachish S; Sinn DL; Beeton N | |
| 2008 | Hamede RK, McCallum HI, Jones Menna, 'Seasonal, demographic and density-related patterns of contact between Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii): Implications for transmission of devil facial tumour disease', Austral Ecology, 33, (5) pp. 614-622. ISSN 1442-9985 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01827.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 72Web of Science - 67 Co-authors: McCallum HI; Jones Menna | |
| 2008 | Jones Menna, Cockburn A, Hamede Ross RK, Hawkins CE, Hesterman H, et al., 'Life-history change in disease-ravaged Tasmanian devil populations', National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America. Proceedings, 105, (29) pp. 10023-10027. ISSN 0027-8424 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711236105 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 178Web of Science - 172 Co-authors: Jones Menna; Hawkins CE; Hesterman H; Lachish S; McCallum HI | |
| 2007 | Jones ME, Jarman PJ, Lees CM, Hesterman H, Hamede RK, et al., 'Conservation management of Tasmanian devils in the context of an emerging, extinction-threatening disease: Devil Facial Tumor Disease', EcoHealth, 4, (3) pp. 326-337. ISSN 1612-9202 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10393-007-0120-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 97Web of Science - 83 Co-authors: Jones ME; Hesterman H; McCallum HI |
Chapter in Book
(4 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hamede R, McCallum H, Jones M, 'Learning to live with cancer: insights from local adaptations in Tasmanian devils and transmissible tumours', Saving the Tasmanian devil: recovery using science-based management, CSIRO Publishing, C Hogg, S Fox, D Pemberton, K Belov (ed), Australia, pp. 93-99. ISBN 9781486307180 (2019) [Other Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1071/9781486307197 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jones M | |
| 2019 | Jones ME, Hamede R, Storfer A, Hohenlohe P, Murchison EP, et al., 'Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease: ecology and evolution of an uncommon enemy', Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application, Cambridge University Press, K Wilson, A Fenton, and D Tompkins (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 321-341. ISBN 9781107136564 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] Co-authors: Jones ME | |
| 2019 | Jones ME, Hamede RK, Hollings T, McCallum HI, 'Devils and disease in the landscape: the impact of disease on devils in the wild and on the Tasmanian ecosystem', Saving the Tasmanian devil: recovery using science-based management, CSIRO Publishing, C Hogg, S Fox, D Pemberton, L Belov (ed), Australia, pp. 85-100. ISBN 9781486307180 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] Co-authors: Jones ME; Hollings T | |
| 2012 | Jones M, Hamede R, McCallum H, 'The Devil is in the detail: Conservation biology, animal philosophies and the role of animal ethics committees', Science Under Siege: Zoology under Threat, The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, P Banks, D Lunney and C Dickman (ed), Sydney, Australia, pp. 79-88. ISBN 978-0-9803272-7-4 (2012) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.7882/FS.2012.040 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jones M; McCallum H |
Conference Publication
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Karu N, Patchett AL, Wilson R, Hamede Ross RK, Jones Menna, et al., 'Application of metabolomics and proteomics for biomarker discovery and development of therapies for the transmissible cancer, Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease', February 2nd-5th 2017, Lorne, VIC (2017) [Conference Edited] Co-authors: Karu N; Patchett AL; Wilson R; Jones Menna; Lyons AB; Woods GM | |
| 2016 | Karu N, Wilson RR, Hamede Ross RK, Jones Menna, Woods GM, et al., 'Discovery of serum biomarkers for Tasmanian Devil cancer (DFTD)', Proceedings of The Australian & New Zealand Metabolomics Conference, 31st March - 1st April, 2016, Melbourne, Australia (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Karu N; Wilson RR; Jones Menna; Woods GM; Hilder EF; Shellie RA |
Grants & Funding
Rodrigo has won a number of grants through his academic career, these include grants from the Australian Research Council, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Grant, Dr. Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grant (on 6 occasions), Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation trust and Research Enhancement Grant Scheme.
Funding Summary
Number of grants
39
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- The project aims to quantify the spread, prevalence and effects of DFT2 as it continues to increase its spatial range towards unaffected areas. This will allow evaluating the likelihood of DFT2 to either, fade out or increase its geographic distribution in real time, and determine if potential management interventions are likely to succeed. All animal ethical requirements and veterinary competency assessments will be met.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($49,946)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Brook BW
- Year
- 2024
- Description
- Collaboration with the CNRS to provide support to the University of Tasmania to strengthen international research collaborations.
- Funding
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ($32,418)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2023
- Description
- The project aims to evaluate evolutionary interactions between two transmissible cancer epidemics affectingTasmanian devils and quantify their feedback on infection risk and epidemic behaviour. Using contact tracing anda phylogenetic framework we aim to quantify how tumour lineages evolve with each generation of infection andtheir effects on susceptibility to infection and disease progression. We expect to reveal the host immuno-geneticbasis underpinning cancer suppression and the adaptive capacity of populations in response to infectiousdiseases. This should significantly improve our ability to understand and manage this and other epidemicoutbreaks in wildlife, as well as advancing our knowledge in cancer ecology and evolution.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($417,945)
- Scheme
- Grant-Discovery Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Fountain-Jones NM; Ujvari B
- Period
- 2023 - 2025
- Grant Reference
- DP230100162
- Description
- Applied research. The project will help to understand how wildlife species respond and adapt to disease threats in natural environments, by evaluating the genetic and phenotypic changes in response to two transmissible cancers, devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) and devil facial tumour 2 (DFT2). All animal ethics and veterinary procedures and requirements will be met and adhered too.
- Funding
- National Science Foundation ($1,500,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- Washington State University
- Research Team
- Storfer A; Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME
- Period
- 2023 - 2027
- Description
- This project will assess lead exposure in Tasmanian devils inhabiting forestry plantations, a land use heavily reliant on macropod culling. This will involve a two-pronged approach: 1) assessment of the effect of seasonal culling events on short-term exposure using blood lead levels, and 2) estimate long-term exposure in the same animals, using hair samples and an innovative lead analysis tool, x-ray fluorescence. This project is done in accordance with AEC permit number 23211. Evie Jones was competency assessed in all veterinary procedures by Dr Alex Kreiss in August 2021 and will be re-assessed in August 2022.
- Funding
- Paddy Pallin Foundation ($10,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Hampton J; Jones ME; Lyons AB; Koch A; Mann D; Jones EM
- Year
- 2022
- Description
- The project will use a combination of camera trapping and GPS radio tracking to identify how Tasmanian devil distribution, behaviour and health are affected by production forestry landscapes and clear-felling practices. The results will be used to inform forestry management to enhance devil conservation within forestry landscapes
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($24,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2021
- Description
- The project aims to determine the distribution and prevalence of DFT2, quantify its infection dynamics across demographic groups and population effects in southern Tasmania. This will allow determining the rate of spread of DFT2, contrasting patterns of population response with DFTD-affected areas and evaluating the suitability of potential management interventions
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($47,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2021
- Description
- The two genetically independent transmissible cancers affecting Tasmanian devils (DFT1 and DFT2) can be only differentially diagnosed once tumours have appeared. However, DFT1 and DFT2 cannot be diagnosed when tumours are not available to sample. This project will validate a differential diagnosis biomarker for DFTD in serum samples and will explore whether it can serve as an early DFT2 biomarker.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($50,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Lyons AB; Espejo CI; Hamede Ross RK; Wilson RR; Patchett AL
- Year
- 2021
- Description
- I aim to identify the distribution and abundance of devils and quolls in forestry plantation landscapes, the effect of these landscapes on individual health, and the fine-scale response of devils to forest harvesting practices. The synthesis of these results will provide a comprehensive understanding of how native Tasmanian carnivores respond to plantation forestry operations at multiple scales - large and fine, spatial and longitudinal. The results will allow me to provide science-based recommendations to forestry groups to enhance conservation of these carnivores within plantation landscapes.
- Funding
- Forest Practices Authority ($1,960)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME; Lyons AB; Jones EM
- Year
- 2020
- Description
- One off Donation received from Forest Practices Authority towards PhD project. I aim to identify the distribution and abundance of devils and quolls in forestry plantation landscapes, the effect of these landscapes on individual health, and the fine-scale response of devils to forest harvesting practices. The synthesis of these results will provide a comprehensive understanding of how native Tasmanian carnivores respond to plantation forestry operations at multiple scales - large and fine, spatial and longitudinal. The results will allow me to provide science-based recommendations to forestry groups to enhance conservation of these carnivores within plantation landscapes.
- Funding
- Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($2,450)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME; Lyons AB; Jones EM
- Year
- 2020
- Description
- Applied research. Evaluating epidemiological data and biological samples to determine effects of a new transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($13,525)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Carver SS; Broeren R
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
- Description
- This study will evaluate the immune adaptations of devils in response to DFTD and assess if captive insurance populations have the genetic tool-box to combat DFTD. This project will generate fine-scale contemporary data on immunological responses to infection and adaptations to a transmissible cancer. The outputs of the research will be used to ensure that immune and tumour suppressor capabilities are maintained and managed in the insurance populations to enable successful repopulations of depauperate areas of Tasmania.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($17,400)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Burridge CP; Nagley S
- Period
- 2020 - 2023
- Description
- PhD project: Evie JonesTo identify the distribution and abundance of devils and quolls in forestry plantation landscapes, the effect of these landscapes on individual health, and the fine-scale response of devils to forest harvesting practices. The synthesis of these results will provide a comprehensive understanding of how native Tasmanian carnivores respond to plantation forestry operations at multiple scales - large and fine, spatial and longitudinal, providing science-based recommendations to forestry groups to enhance conservation of these carnivores within plantation landscapes.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($7,375)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME; Lyons AB
- Period
- 2020 - 2022
- Description
- The aim of this project is to gain a better understanding of the spatial epidemiology of DFTD by investigating how landscape scale movement of Tasmanian devils maps onto the social contacts between individuals leading to disease transmission. Tasmanian devils are threatened by a transmissible cancer known as the devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), which is spread from one host to the next via injurious contact, typically biting. The direct mechanism by which DFTD is transmitted has enabled the construction of contact networks for modelling the spread of disease. Contact networks are designed to analyse social interactions with the aim of elucidating disease parameters and identifying individuals that account for disproportionately high amounts of transmission. Whilst these networks have advanced our understanding of DFTD transmission in relation to variables such as season, sex and age, the influence of individual movement patterns on contact network structure remains unclear.We plan to fit the adult devil population on the Freycinet Peninsula (East Coast Tasmania) with new radio tracking collars that are equipped with both GPS for recording location and proximity loggers that record when devils come into contact with one another. The data collected from these collars in conjunction with disease status, bite wound, and general health data collected during regular trapping activity will allow us to construct spatial contact network models. These models will be used to investigate how devils utilise and move through natural and human modified landscapes, the social structure of wild devil populations, the influence of DFTD on devil behaviour, and how devil movement and contact patterns influence DFTD transmission.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($13,445)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK; Cameron EZ; McGee G
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
- Description
- Applied research. Evaluating epidemiological data and biological samples to determine spread and effects of a new transmissible cancer.
- Funding
- Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($14,717)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
- Description
- Applied Research. The project aims to investigate what are the origins of transmissible cancers and the drivers for their emergence. Specific emphasis will be given to study their evolutionary and ecological dynamics and suggest how to manage/mitigate their impact.
- Funding
- French National Research Agency (ANR) ($876,889)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- French National Research Agency (ANR)
- Research Team
- Thomas F; Hamede Ross RK; Ujvari B
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($300,000)
- Collaborators
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($60,000); Zoos Victoria ($45,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Linkage Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Ujvari B; Thomas F
- Period
- 2018 - 2021
- Grant Reference
- LP170101105
- Description
- The project will provide essential individual and population based data to evaluate the effects of immunisations and translocations of devils to the wild. The information gathered in this project will be vital for refining future translocations and improving the long-term success of the Wild Devil Recovery Plan.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($20,000)
- Scheme
- Donation-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME
- Year
- 2018
- Description
- The project integrates disease ecology and evolution to understand how defence mechanisms against infectious diseases arise and evolve in nature. Infectious diseases exert strong evolutionary pressures on populations, forcing the development of adaptive strategies to fight the costs of infection. The goal of the project is to determine individual differences in response to infection and how these affect population-scale transmission and evolutionary dynamics under natural and managed scenarios. This innovate approach will reveal the adaptive capability andresilience of populations against diseases and the effects of management interventions in controlling disease outbreaks and preventing population declines or extinctions.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($370,159)
- Scheme
- Fellowship-Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Period
- 2017 - 2019
- Grant Reference
- DE170101116
- Description
- Two different transmissible cancers (DFTD and DFT2) are present in south-eastern Tasmania. This study will assess the distribution, prevalence, infection dynamics and survival after infection in both cancers. This information will create a baseline dataset for evaluating the threat of DFT2 and its possible interactions and selective processes with DFTD.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($31,130)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME; Woods GM; Darby JM
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- A one year field and laboratory study to further our work on the evolution of resistance and tolerance in Tasmanian devils to facial tumor disease and to advance knowledge of immunology of devils for vaccine research. This work is a collaboration between the School of Biological Sciences and the Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($25,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK; Carver SS; Woods GM
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- The Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a highly contagious transmissible cancer, has been threatening the survival of the world's largest extant carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmaniandevil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Despite >10 years of intensive research no treatment or cure has so far been found. In a recent study we demonstrated that the devils' immune system may have a natural solution to control the disease. Devils that have a higher level of certain type of immunoglobulins (IgM) relative to IgG have been found to be less susceptible to DFTD1. In the current proposal we aim to further elucidate the mechanisms underpinning IgM expression and devil DFTD prevalence, as well as to demonstrate whether the devils immune system has recently evolved to overcome the fitness reducing effect of DFTD. The study will have important implication for vaccine development and for future management of the remaining Tasmanian devil populations.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($33,264)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- Deakin University
- Research Team
- Ujvari B; Hamede Ross RK; Thomas F; Madsen T
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- Proteins within the circulatory system offer insight into the pathophysiology of an individual, and protein biomarkers are frequently the basis for clinical diagnostic tests. This project will use proteomics to compare serum from non-infected and DFTD-infected Tasmanian devils to identify a DFTD-specific protein signature that could be used to develop a diagnostic test for early detection of DFTD.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Wilson RR; Hamede Ross RK; Woods GM
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- I will be traveling to Cornell University, Ithaca USA, to attend the 'Ecology and Evolution ofInfectious Diseases' (EEID) meeting on May 22 2016. The conference will start the day after onMonday 23 2016 and will last for the next 34days (final schedule soon to be confirmed by theorganising committee). EEID (http://www.eeidconference.org/) is the leading conference focusedon understanding the role of infectious diseases in natural ecosystems, attracting the majority ofexperts in this research discipline. Therefore, it is an ideal venue to expose my research at UTasand exchange new ideas with other colleagues. During the conference, I will have the opportunityto meet with my current research collaborators, Prof Andrew Storfer (Washington StateUniversity) and Dr Paul Hohenlohe (Idaho University), and work on our National ScienceFoundation USAfunded research project "Emergence, transmission and evolution ofTasmanian devil facial tumour disease". We will discuss our current joint publications, updatesfrom our recent work and future directions for our research project (eg. supervision for PhDstudents, data analyses and potential grant applications).
- Funding
- Ian Potter Foundation ($2,175)
- Scheme
- Grant-Travel
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- Using immunological and epidemiological data to detect differences in pathogen fitness and host selective adaptations to infection
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($15,441)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- Tasmanian devils persist in areas long affected by facial tumour disease. We will reveal how epidemic anddemographic patterns are changing, and how devil's social and spatial organisation, breeding and dispersal maintainpopulations in the landscape. The project will help predict the epidemic outcome and the future of the devil.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($25,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK; Carver SS
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- This project wilt investigate contact networks and behaviours associated with infection risk in wild Tasmanian devils, and how these translate to bltin inuries and transmission d namics of Devil Facial Tumour Disease DFTD
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($19,200)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME; Cameron EZ; Hamilton DG
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
- Description
- This project will reveal the mechanisms underlying continued persistence of low density wild devil populations in areas where population and stochastic modelling have predicted a genuine risk of local extinction.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($16,250)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK; Carver SS; Comte S
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
- Description
- The project aims to establish the biochemistry blood indicator baseline in wild devils and assess how it changes at different stages of infection.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($16,100)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Carver SS; Hamede Ross RK; Ruiz Aravena M
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($25,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- The project aims to create a databank of metabolic profiles from 100 Tasmanian devil serum samples using high-resolution instrumentation and then probe this databank to unravel the metabolic differences between healthy and DFTD animals.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania Foundation Inc ($33,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Gran
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Shellie RA; Karu N; Wilson RR; Hamede Ross RK; Hilder EF
- Year
- 2015
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($14,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2014
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($2,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-Conference Support Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2013
- Funding
- National Science Foundation ($2,492,071)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- Washington State University
- Research Team
- Storfer A; Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK
- Period
- 2013 - 2016
- Funding
- National Geographic Society ($19,170)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2012
- Funding
- Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund ($12,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2011
- Funding
- Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($47,505)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK
- Period
- 2008 - 2010
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($5,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK
- Year
- 2007
- Funding
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($78,888); Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($12,500)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; McCallum HI; Hamede Ross RK
- Period
- 2005 - 2009
Research Supervision
Current Supervisor for:
- Evie Jones (main supervisor PhD)
- Sofie Nagly (main supervisor PhD)
- Regi Broeren (main supervisor PhD)
- Georgia McGee (co-supervisor PhD
- Robyn Taylor (co-supervisor PhD)
- Mahalia Kingsley (Honours)
Past students:
- David Hamilton (main supervisor PhD)
- Manuel Ruiz (co-supervisor PhD)
- Sebastien Comte (co-supervisor PhD)
- Samantha James (Honours)
- Sienna Dance (Honours)
- Geordie Jennings (Honours)
- Elise Dewar (Honours)
- Gavin Davis (Honours)
Current 6
Completed 8
Current
2
Completed
5
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Will Natural Selection Save the Tasmanian Devil From Extinction? | 2020 |
| PhD | Transmissible Cancers in Tasmanian Devils | 2022 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | A Disease in Disguise: DFT2, the second transmissible cancer in the Tasmanian devil Candidate: Regi Broeren | 2024 |
| PhD | The Response of Marsupial Carnivores to Production Forest Landscapes and Operations Candidate: Evie Maree Jones | 2023 |
| PhD | Behaviour, Social Networks and Transmission of Devil Facial Tumour Disease Candidate: David Grant Hamilton | 2019 |
| PhD | The Tasmanian Devil and its Transmissible Cancer: Physiology of the devil-devil interaction Candidate: Manuel Ignacio Andres Ruiz Aravena | 2019 |
| PhD | The spatial epidemiology of the Devil Facial Tumour Disease in long-diseased populations of its unique host, the Tasmanian devil Candidate: Sebastien Comte | 2019 |