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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At The Pirbright Institute, we champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a supportive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to groundbreaking scientific research.

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Nipah virus vaccines evaluated in pigs as a ‘One Health’ approach to protect public health

Nipah virus (NiV) causes a severe neurological disease in humans. The first NiV outbreak, in Malaysia, involved pig-to-human transmission, that resulted in significant economic losses to the local pig industry. Despite the risk NiV poses to pig-dense regions, no licensed…

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Pirbright scientists contribute to new coronavirus book

Pirbright scientists have edited and authored chapters in a new book titled ‘Coronaviruses’ which provides detailed information about the Coronaviridae family as well as laboratory techniques currently used in the field to study them. Whilst coronaviruses have long been…

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Pirbright paves way for disease resistant mosquitoes

A team of researchers at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to disable the chikungunya virus genome in mosquito cells. With further development, the technology could help researchers to engineer disease resistant mosquitoes, which would make them unable to…

Beaudette infection in primary chicken kidney cell cultures. They have been labelled anti-E (red) and anti-IBV (green) and the nuclei are labelled blue with DAPI.

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 complete protection against a third strain, and that this may be partly down…

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Contaminated surroundings risk foot-and-mouth disease spread

Understanding how long a disease can be transmitted for is a cornerstone in preventing and controlling outbreaks, particularly when there is more than one route of infection. Scientists at The Pirbright Institute and Wageningen Bioveterinary Research have demonstrated that…

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New partnership to advance RNA vaccines for livestock

The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM), based at The Pirbright Institute, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CPI to collaborate on the development of veterinary vaccines, with an initial focus on RNA vaccine platforms. CPI is a…

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Avian leukosis virus p15 interacts with interferon regulatory factor 7 to antagonize the cGAS-STING signaling pathway and promote viral replication

Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) recognizes viral DNA within the cytoplasm and initiates innate antiviral response through the cGAS-STING pathway. However, viruses have evolved diverse strategies to counteract the cGAS-STING signaling pathway. Avian leukosis virus subgroup J…

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Host defence genes may contribute to peste des petits ruminants susceptibility

Differences in the host immune response may explain why cattle are less susceptible to peste des petits ruminants (PPR) than goats, according to a collaborative research effort by scientists at The Pirbright Institute and the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences…

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Exploring virus-host interactions through combined proteomic approaches identifies BANF1 as a new essential factor for African Swine Fever Virus

African swine fever virus (ASFV) causes a lethal disease in pigs and represents a significant threat to the global pork industry due to the lack of effective vaccines or treatments. Despite intensive research, many ASFV proteins remain uncharacterized. This study aimed to…