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Scientists join forces to halt the spread of African swine fever in Europe

Leading researchers from The Pirbright Institute have joined with other European scientists to share knowledge and expertise as part of an international collaboration to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF). The Institute recently hosted an international workshop…

Egg protein may hold the key to controlling the spread of bluetongue

A protein found in egg, could be used to help control the spread of the devastating livestock disease bluetongue (BT), say scientists from The Pirbright Institute. Bluetongue affects livestock including sheep (which are most severely affected), cattle and goats along with…

Expertise and facilities at Pirbright to help new EU consortium fight insect-borne diseases

The Pirbright Institute is to play a key role in a new international project funded by the European Commission, to fight the mosquito-transmitted diseases now threatening Europe. The Infravec2 Project is an international consortium of 24 partner institutions coordinated by…

Pirbright PhD student wins `Young Innovator of the Year`

A student studying for his PhD at The Pirbright Institute was named Young Innovator of the Year at the Guildford Innovation Awards 2017 on 22 February 2017. Tom Whitehead won the award for his research on egg anti-viral proteins which could lead to a major step forward in…

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Molecular evolution and emergence of H5N6 avian influenza virus in central China

H5N6 avian influenza virus (AIV) has posed a potential threat to public health since its emergence in China in 2013. To understand the evolution and emergence of H5N6 AIV in the avian population, we performed molecular surveillance of live poultry markets (LPMs) in Wugang…

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Genetic properties and pathogenicity of a novel reassortant H10N5 influenza virus from wild birds

In this study, we analyzed the genome of a H10N5 influenza virus from wild birds. This virus was identified as a novel reassortant virus with internal genes from multiple subtypes and of distinct origins. After sequential passage in mice, mouse-adapted viruses bearing…

Leading Pirbright scientist honoured by US science association

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected a senior scientist at The Pirbright Institute as a 2017-2018 AAAS Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow. Dr Anthony Wilson, Group Leader for Integrative Entomology (the study…

Pirbright Professor receives prestigious joint Royal Society Award

Professor Venugopal Nair OBE, Head of the Avian Viral Diseases programme at The Pirbright Institute, has been jointly awarded the prestigious Royal Society International Collaboration Award for Research Professors. This new award was established by the Society to foster and…

Improved genetic database an “invaluable resource” for global disease research

The growing popularity and use of free access scientific databases, is crucial to research into animal and human diseases, say researchers from The Pirbright Institute, who help manage one such database, working in partnership with scientists from the blood cancer charity…

The Pirbright Institute chooses a Bull supercomputer

A new Bull supercomputer delivered to The Pirbright Institute by Atos, will boost the Institute’s capability to carry out bioinformatic analysis of animal virus diseases for research and surveillance purposes, say its senior scientists. High-Performance Computing (HPC) and…