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Science spotlight: Pirbright’s female scientists leading the way in new funding
Seven of Pirbright’s scientists have had upcoming projects funded by UKRI through the BBSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). These scientists have several qualities in common: scientific know-how,...
Type: News
Increasing infectious bronchitis virus vaccine heat resilience could improve performance, Pirbright scientists reveal
Two recent studies from The Pirbright Institute and the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute show that two vaccines against specific strains of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) do not offer...
Type: News
Zoonotic Influenza Viruses
Our group The Zoonotic Influenza Viruses group was established in 2023. Influenza viruses have historically been the cause of the majority of known human respiratory pandemics. This is due to their...
Type: Research group
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...
Type: News
Our major stakeholders
Edited: 7 May 2020. The Pirbright Institute is aware that misinformation regarding the Institute and its research is circulating on social media following the COVID-19 outbreak. The facts regarding...
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Two Pirbright scientists win Microbiology Society prizes
Two scientists from The Pirbright Institute have been awarded the Journal of General Virology - Most Promising Science prize for their poster presentations at this year’s Microbiology Society Annual...
Type: News
Bioinformatics, Sequencing & Proteomics
Our group Due to the advance of high-throughput techniques in recent years, biological experiments are relying more and more on datasets of unprecedented volume and complexity. Current sequencing...
Type: Research group
SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to enter animal cells
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is able to enter cells using the...
Type: Press release
Pirbright develops new ways to create safe vaccines to protect poultry from infectious bronchitis virus
Researchers from The Pirbright Institute working to improve vaccines for infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) have identified targets in the virus’s genetic code that could make vaccines safer. Better...
Type: News
Zoonoses
Fighting viruses with science Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). Image credit NIAID Zoonotic diseases are infections caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites that spread between animals and...
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