Two scientists from The Pirbright Institute attended the BBSRC Innovator of the Year Awards on 15 May 2019 as shortlisted finalists. Dr Andrew Broadbent and Dr Amin Asfor pitched their research against ten other scientists and groups across four categories: Commercial Impact, Social Impact,...
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have shown that infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccines produced in eggs have unpredictable mutations which may be prone to reversion in the field. IBV causes a poultry disease which results in large economic losses across the globe. Live attenuated vaccines...
The latest rounds of funding have proved successful with grants totalling more than £2.1 million awarded to scientists at The Pirbright Institute for research on virus and host characteristics. These studies will inform vaccine design and disease control for diseases that have a significant impact...
Dr Mark Fife and his team are investigating how the genes of host animals and viruses change during infection. This helps them to understand which genes are involved in defending the host from viral attack, which they can use to inform vaccine development. Their work on specific immune proteins,...
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have demonstrated that production and storage of fat is required for Marek’s disease virus (MDV) replication in chickens. Their research identifies new pathways that are involved in the development of the disease which can help generate control strategies to...
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