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Pirbight's Plowright building from afar with wild plants in front

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…

Close up of a pipette tip in a well of gel electrophoresis. Blue liquid is visible in the wells.

14 November 2024

Pirbright scientists show how infectious bursal disease viruses may swap genetic material during infection

Live cell imaging has been used by researchers at The Pirbright Institute to reveal new information about how different strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) might swap genetic material, a process that could lead to new strains with the potential for causing more severe disease. IBDV is…

22 April 2020

Pirbright develops universal foot-and-mouth disease virus test

A diagnostic test that can detect whether an animal has been infected by or vaccinated against any type of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) has been developed by scientists at The Pirbright Institute and Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna (IZSLER). The…

Close up of two Culicoides biting midges on human skin

17 April 2020

Monitoring midge habits in zoos could hold important clues for disease outbreaks

The first study to confirm the feeding habits of midges on exotic animals in UK zoos has been published in Parasites and Vectors and could hold important clues to prevent disease outbreaks in Northern Europe. A team of researchers from The Pirbright Institute, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL)…

09 April 2020

Pirbright supports UK’s effort to ramp up diagnostic testing for COVID-19

The Pirbright Institute, which is home to several World Reference Laboratories for viral diseases of livestock, is using its equipment and expertise in diagnostics and disease surveillance to support COVID-19 testing in the UK. The Institute is helping in three key areas, all of which will enable…

09 April 2020

Pirbright confirms African horse sickness outbreak in Thailand

Scientists in the Non-Vesicular Reference Laboratory (NVRL) at The Pirbright Institute have confirmed an outbreak of African horse sickness (AHS) in Thailand. AHS is the most lethal viral disease of horses known and the rapid diagnostic services provided by Pirbright has enabled authorities to…

02 April 2020

Influenza antibodies made by Pirbright reduce disease in chickens

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have engineered synthetic antibody molecules that can be administered to poultry to reduce the symptoms of influenza, as well as decreasing the amount of influenza virus they shed into the environment. These results suggest that there is potential for their use…

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (pink) cultured in the lab.

25 March 2020

Pirbright begins testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat COVID-19

The Pirbright Institute is joining in the global battle to help control COVID-19 by using its unique expertise and facilities to support the development of vaccines to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of the current pandemic. Working in…

13 March 2020

Pirbright shows new Nipah vaccines create ‘impressive’ immune response

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have shown that two new potential vaccines against Nipah virus developed by the University of Parma generate a strong immune response in pigs. These promising results suggest the vaccines could protect pigs against Nipah virus infection, which can cause…

06 March 2020

Even small acts can help empower women

For International Women’s Day, Dr Anna Ludi reflects on how small acts to support women in science can empower them to take their careers to the next level. According to the International Women’s Day committee this is a day that “marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality”. Sitting…

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Genetic analysis of rinderpest by Pirbright scientists reveals new information

Pirbright scientists show how infectious bursal disease viruses may swap genetic material during infection

Pirbright develops universal foot-and-mouth disease virus test

Monitoring midge habits in zoos could hold important clues for disease outbreaks

Pirbright supports UK’s effort to ramp up diagnostic testing for COVID-19

Pirbright confirms African horse sickness outbreak in Thailand

Influenza antibodies made by Pirbright reduce disease in chickens

Pirbright begins testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat COVID-19

Pirbright shows new Nipah vaccines create ‘impressive’ immune response

Even small acts can help empower women