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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

Pirbright student wins award to study the role of insects in lumpy skin disease infection

First year PhD student Charlotte Cook was recently thrilled to learn that she is being given an In Vivo Skills Award from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Only three such awards are offered by the BBSRC UKRI-funded Oxford…

21 November 2018

Pirbright hosts first Inter-Institute Imaging Network

The first meeting of the Inter-Institute Imaging Network (IIIN) was recently held at The Pirbright Institute to promote collaboration between its partners in the field of bioimaging. Delegates from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council institutes and close collaborators attended…

16 November 2018

Bird flu viruses could escape vaccine immunity while increasing potential to infect humans

Research led by The Pirbright Institute has shown mutant H9N2 bird flu viruses isolated from Pakistan are able to escape immune responses and adapt to infect humans. This could result in reduced vaccine efficiency and the possibility of human outbreaks. Published in the journal Emerging Infectious…

07 November 2018

World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease celebrates 60th Anniversary

The World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (WRLFMD) marked 60 years of being the global centre of expertise in the diagnostics and surveillance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with a two-day symposium on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 November. The Pirbright Institute, home to the WRLFMD…

31 October 2018

Spider stand-ins: who you should watch for this Halloween

Our Head of Entomology, Dr Simon Carpenter, suggests some creepy crawly alternatives to the usual Halloween spider clichés... It’s been a big few months for our friends from the order Araneae, or just plain spiders to the non-Arachnologists among you. We’ve had Billie Eilish tearing it up with tens…

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30 October 2018

Pirbright scientists forge international networks for vector research

Pirbright scientists are bringing together vector research communities to improve their capacity for fighting disease. The aptly named ‘ Gnatwork’ is forging international connections between scientists that work on three insect groups (sandflies, blackflies and biting midges) through providing…

22 October 2018

Pirbright scientists show two peste des petits ruminants vaccines protect against all strains

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have conducted the first study to directly compare the ability of two peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccines to protect susceptible animals against wildtype viruses from any of the four genetic lineages of PPR virus. Through analysing the immune response of…

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18 October 2018

H7N9 flu mutation identified that allows immune system escape

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have identified a key mutation in the H7N9 avian influenza virus which could allow it to escape immune system defences, reducing the effectiveness of vaccines. The research, published in the Journal of Virology, demonstrated that small genetic differences in the…

11 October 2018

Pirbright scientists use ground-breaking techniques to identify how a ruminant virus can adapt to infect human cells

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have used a ground-breaking approach to identify that a morbillivirus that causes disease in small ruminants such as sheep and goats, known as peste des petits ruminants (a close relative of measles virus – the human morbillivirus), could, through minor…

09 October 2018

Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating women in science

To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, today 9 October, we asked everyone at Pirbright to nominate their female STEM role model with a short explanation on why they were nominating them. Miriam Windsor, Research Services Capability Leader, nominated Pirbright’s Dr Geraldine Taylor, who was previously the…

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Pirbright hosts inaugural immunology meeting

Pirbright student wins award to study the role of insects in lumpy skin disease infection

Pirbright hosts first Inter-Institute Imaging Network

Bird flu viruses could escape vaccine immunity while increasing potential to infect humans

World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease celebrates 60th Anniversary

Spider stand-ins: who you should watch for this Halloween

Pirbright scientists forge international networks for vector research

Pirbright scientists show two peste des petits ruminants vaccines protect against all strains

H7N9 flu mutation identified that allows immune system escape

Pirbright scientists use ground-breaking techniques to identify how a ruminant virus can adapt to infect human cells

Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating women in science