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15 November 2024

Pirbright welcomes two successful Doctoral Landscape Awards in life and environmental sciences

The Pirbright Institute is celebrating two major doctoral training initiatives funded by the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), each offering unique opportunities for the next generation of scientists. These programmes…

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14 November 2024

Nurturing emerging leaders in science

Two talented Pirbright researchers have been awarded with Strategic Career Development Awards (SCDAs) to advance their research and career trajectories. Dr Rory Fortes de Brito, a Senior Postdoctoral researcher in the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Immunology group and Dr Lidia…

25 May 2021

Ten years on: Celebrating the eradication of rinderpest

Today the world celebrates ten years since rinderpest virus was officially declared eradicated on 25 May 2011 by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). This achievement particularly resonates with the goals and history of The Pirbright Institute, whose staff both past and present have…

13 May 2021

Pirbright collaboration reveals buffalo and gazelle unlikely to sustain spread of goat plague

A collaborative study involving scientists from The Pirbright Institute, has revealed that African buffalo and Grant’s gazelle are unlikely to sustain circulation of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), improving prospects for disease eradication. Also known as goat plague, PPR is highly…

A pig in straw and a calf running in a field

04 May 2021

Pirbright scientists will progress pig and cattle health through two projects worth €3.5 million

Two projects coordinated by researchers at The Pirbright Institute designed to improve pig and cattle health have been successfully fully funded with a total of €3.5 million. The research aims to tackle three important livestock viruses – bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) in cattle, and…

27 April 2021

Landmark study by Pirbright uncovers crucial details of lumpy skin disease virus transmission by insects

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have measured the risk of different insect species transmitting lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) for the first time. LSDV causes severe disease in cattle and is rapidly emerging into new regions. It has recently spread from Africa and the Middle East into cattle…

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30 March 2021

New Trustees join The Pirbright Institute Trustee Board

As a registered charity, The Pirbright Institute is governed by a Board of non-executive Trustee Directors. The Institute has appointed four new Trustees for 2021: Rona Chester, Emma Griffin, Alison Hardy, and Dr Paul Logan. Pirbright also bids a fond farewell to Sir Bertie Ross, who will leave his…

Cows in a field at Pirbright Compton site

19 March 2021

New tools to define previously overlooked immune cells in cattle open avenues for treating disease

In a collaborative study, with the University of Oxford, The University of Melbourne/Doherty Institute, the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Utrecht University and The University of Queensland, scientists at The Pirbright Institute have identified new…

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12 March 2021

Science Spotlight: Supporting world-class research

Investigating viral diseases of animals requires experts from many fields. Scientists work to understand how viruses cause infection and how diseases can be controlled using vaccines and surveillance. However, there are many other professions involved in generating The Pirbright Institute’s globally…

A pig in straw in the high containment animal facilities at The Pirbright Institute

04 March 2021

Pirbright generates first pig flu antibodies that could improve human treatments and guide flu vaccine selection

The Pirbright Institute has generated the first pig antibodies against swine influenza (flu) that protect against infection and recognise the same parts of the flu virus as human antibodies. This indicates they could be used to develop and assess human antibody therapies and their delivery methods…

Image shows dog heart tissue infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). Green and red show FMDV proteins, blue shows cell nuclei.

22 February 2021

Pirbright reports first case of foot-and-mouth disease virus in dogs after eating infected meat

A case report filed by scientists at The Pirbright Institute details the first instance of naturally acquired foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infection in dogs. In this highly unusual case reported in BMC Veterinary Research, FMDV was identified in a sample of heart tissue received by Pirbright…

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Pirbright welcomes two successful Doctoral Landscape Awards in life and environmental sciences

Nurturing emerging leaders in science

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Ten years on: Celebrating the eradication of rinderpest

Pirbright collaboration reveals buffalo and gazelle unlikely to sustain spread of goat plague

Pirbright scientists will progress pig and cattle health through two projects worth €3.5 million

Science Spotlight: Promoting women scientists in the fight against COVID-19

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Landmark study by Pirbright uncovers crucial details of lumpy skin disease virus transmission by insects

New Trustees join The Pirbright Institute Trustee Board

New tools to define previously overlooked immune cells in cattle open avenues for treating disease

Science Spotlight: Supporting world-class research

Pirbright generates first pig flu antibodies that could improve human treatments and guide flu vaccine selection

Pirbright reports first case of foot-and-mouth disease virus in dogs after eating infected meat