Andrew S. Flies

A Smart Bait Dispenser with Real-time Monitoring for Species-Specific Bait Delivery

This paper develops a smart bait dispenser using image classification to deliver baits specifically to target species, achieving 75.6% bait delivery success with minimal non-target consumption.

Identification of Expressed Endogenous Retroviral Element Associated Long Terminal Repeats in Devil Facial Tumour Cells

The paper identifies expressed endogenous retroviral element long terminal repeats (ERV LTRs) in devil facial tumour cells and validates them as potential vaccine targets.

Ethyl-iophenoxic acid as a serum biomarker for marsupial species in oral bait trials

The paper tests Et-IPA as a biomarker for marsupials, finding it is rapidly eliminated and not useful for tracking bait consumption in species like possums and quolls.

A study on edge devices for image classification of the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) for vaccine delivery

This paper evaluates edge devices for image classification of Tasmanian devils to optimize vaccine delivery systems.

Development of a point-of-care field diagnostic test for DFT1 and DFT2

This paper develops a field-deployable diagnostic test for DFT1 and DFT2 using SHERLOCK to detect DNA in attomolar range and non-invasive samples.

Isolation of an infectious mammalian chu-like virus from tumor cells of the endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

The paper isolates a new jingchuvirus, TDCV, from Tasmanian devil tumor cells, showing it infects these cells but not mosquito cells, and suggests it belongs to a novel virus family.

Differentially expressed growth factors and cytokines drive phenotypic changes in transmissible cancers

This study identifies cytokines and growth factors driving phenotypic plasticity in transmissible Tasmanian devil cancers and suggests therapeutic targets.