Immunisation to protect against transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils

该项目旨在确定可传播癌症--魔鬼面部肿瘤疾病(DFTD)为避免被免疫系统杀死而使用的免疫逃逸机制。由于第二种可传染癌症(DFT2)的发现围绕着魔鬼免疫系统是否能对这种癌症做出反应，因此该项目将研究对DFT2的免疫反应。最终目标是开发一种疫苗，具有保护健康魔鬼和治愈患有DFTD的魔鬼的潜力。

This project aims to identify the immune escape mechanisms that the transmissible cancers, Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) use to avoid being killed by the immune system. Since the discovery of the second transmissible cancer (DFT2) mystery surrounds whether the devils immune system can respond to this cancer, hence this project will investigate the immune response to DFT2. The final aims are to develop a vaccine with the potential to protect healthy devils and cure devils with DFTD.