News from May 2022

Research at the Pirbright Institute reveals that foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) interacts with immune cells in tissues called lymphoid tissues, which are an essential part of the immune system. This helps the virus to persist in animals such as African buffalo and allows these animals to become…

Pirbright’s Student Day returned on Wednesday 18 May 2022, for the first time since 2019. This event was a great opportunity for students to share their projects with peers at the Institute. Student Day celebrates the success of our students and allows them to share their progress and achievements…

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute together with the Royal Veterinary College in London have been working with scientists at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), farmers and policy makers in Nigeria to tackle the devastating effects of sheeppox and goatpox (SGP). These viral…

The Pirbright Institute continues to hold the Leader in Openness award for 2022-2025. This has been awarded by Understanding Animal Research (UAR). This award recognises the Institute’s commitment to the UAR Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK which has been signed by 128 UK life…

Animal Technicians at Pirbright have explored less invasive methods of identifying chickens in research environments. This could improve the welfare of poultry in research and still provide an effective method to identify individuals during an experiment. The team explored using different leg bands…

Pirbright scientist, Dr Jane Edwards, announced as a winner of the 2022 Timewise Power List. This award recognises those who achieve phenomenal success while working flexibly or part time. Jane was one of just 25 winners after 13 judges deemed her story to be an inspiration and a demonstration of…