Infectious Cancers in Tasmanian Devils
When:
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 6:00p -
7:30p
Thursday, Feb 20, 2020 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Geological Lecture Hall
24 Oxford Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/infectious-cancers-tasmanian-devils
Free Public Lecture
Mark Margres, Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Fellow in Conservation Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
The Tasmanian devil is the world’s largest living carnivorous marsupial. This species was once abundant in Australia, but today is only found on the island of Tasmania, where it is at risk of extinction due to two rare, contagious cancers. Mark Margres will discuss how this species is adapting in response to these diseases, whether there is any hope for the Tasmanian devil to avoid extinction, and what can be learned about human cancers from studying the disease in other animal species.
Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
This event will be live-streamed on the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) Facebook page. A recording of this program will be available on the HMSC Lecture Videos page approximately three weeks after the lecture.
