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A world leader in the research and surveillance of viral diseases of livestock and zoonotic viruses. 📍 Pirbright, Woking, UK 🔗 www.pirbright.ac.uk

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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
🆕 Partnership to tackle Rift Valley fever (RVF) 🦟🐄 The Pirbright Institute, through the Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM), has joined forces with GALVmed to develop and deploy a safer and more effective RVF vaccine for use in LMICs. ⬇️
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Pirbright and GALVmed partner to develop safer Rift Valley fever vaccine
The Pirbright Institute, through the Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufact
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🆕 Study reveals insights into the transmission patterns and risk factors of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in sheep. CCHF is a severe tick-borne disease with a high mortality rate in humans and is a priority emerging disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) ⬇️
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Study highlights factors driving Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in livestock
A study has revealed crucial insights into the transmission patterns and risk factors of
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
💉 As US RNA vaccine funding is cut, the UK is investing. A new collaboration between CVIM at Pirbright and CPI will accelerate the development of RNA vaccines for livestock, with broader benefits for human health, through a One Health approach. ⬇️
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New partnership to advance RNA vaccines for livestock
The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM), based at The Pi
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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Trustee Election 2025 – Vote now - Royal Entomological Society
Fellows and Members can vote for new Trustees Online voting is open to all members and fellows between 22 July and 26 August 2025.  Voting closes 11.59pm BST on 26 August 2025 View the candidates:…
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🆕 Study evaluates three vaccine candidates for one of the world’s most dangerous viruses, the Nipah virus. An international team of scientists led by The Pirbright Institute achieves a breakthrough in controlling a deadly virus with pandemic potential ⬇️ #Zoonoses #Zoonotic #OneHealth
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New study brings vaccine hopes for deadly Nipah virus
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have taken a major step forward in tackling one of the world’s most dangerous viruses, the
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🔬🌎 We're proud to have signed the signed the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice. The concordat encourages coordinated efforts across the sector to reduce environmental impacts of research and embed sustainability into research culture and practice. ⬇️
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Pirbright signs Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice
The Pirbright Institute has signed the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🎊Congratulations to three talented researchers who have received prestigious awards recognising and supporting outstanding talent. Fellowships have been awarded to Dr Jamie Kelly and Dr Miguel Hernandez-Gonzalez and Dr Taissa Ricciardi-Jorge receives a Strategic Career Development Award (SCDA) ⬇️
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Pirbright promotes pipeline for talented researchers
Three awards which promote talented scientists who pursue leading-edge research have been announced by The Pirbright Institute.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🆕 Research offers hope for tackling one of the pig industry’s most costly diseases, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. Pirbright scientists have successfully developed a novel modified live vaccine candidate using a centralised immunogen approach. ⬇️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/central...
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Centralised Immunogen Strategy for PRRSV Protection
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have successfully developed a novel modified live vaccine candidate for
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🏆 Congratulations to Professor John Hammond, our Director of Research, who has received the @britsocimm.bsky.social Diversity and Inclusion Award 2025. Read the story ⬇️
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Leading Pirbright scientist wins Diversity and Inclusion Award
A senior leader who has worked to embed diversity and inclusion across The Pirbright Institute has been recognised with a national award.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Scientists at Pirbright have created gene-edited chicken cells that produce significantly higher yields of influenza A virus and Newcastle disease virus (NDV). 💉 These newly developed cell lines could help revolutionise vaccine production ⬇️
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CRISPR chicken cell study boosts potential for vaccine development
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have created gene-edited chicken cells that produce significantly higher yields of
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🔬 PhD studentship: We have an ILESLA–Pirbright studentship for an applicant with interests in virology, immunology and the use of transformative technologies for the diagnosis, study and prevention of viral diseases and immune responses. Deadline: 11 July 2025 ⬇️ iles.web.ox.ac.uk/ilesla-pirbr...
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ILESLA-Pirbright Studentship
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
JOB: Join a pioneering One Health research programme tackling global public health threats like influenza and coronaviruses. Our Mucosal Immunology group seeks a Postdoctoral Scientist. Apply now ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🔬Did you know The Pirbright Institute offers international diagnostic testing for high-impact livestock diseases? We test for: - African swine fever - Bluetongue - Foot-and-mouth disease - Marek's ...and more. Full information and pricing ⬇️
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Diagnostic testing
How to request virus diagnostic services from our reference laboratories.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
PhD opportunity: Understand how African swine fever virus (ASFV) interacts with the cellular immune response. This project is based at Pirbright and ‪@royalvetcollege.bsky.social‬ with an industry placement at ‪@boehringerglobal.bsky.social‬ Animal Health. 🔗 www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
One wild boar standing in dried long grass looking at the cameraColourful microscopy image of African swine fever. Orange yellow background with pink circles.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🎉 We're very proud to announce that our new Biorisk Advisor Training course has been approved by the @rsb.org.uk for continuing professional development (CPD) purposes. This marks a significant milestone for biosafety specialists seeking formal recognition of their skills.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🆕 Research reconstructs the evolutionary history of an emerging foot-and-mouth-disease lineage in the Middle East, highlighting its potential to spread more widely in the region and beyond. Full story ⬇️
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Scientists pioneer ‘early warning’ analysis for foot-and-mouth disease
A novel lineage of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) can have severe socio-economic impacts in Asia.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
JOB: Our Viral Gene Expression research group is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join a project examining virus-host interactions between arboviruses and their mosquito vector. Full details and to apply ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
How much should we invest in tackling animal diseases that cross borders and who should pay? 🐄🌍 Pirbright’s Dr Georgina Limon-Vega co-authored a new @fao.org handbook offering data-driven answers for FMD and other transboundary threats ⬇️
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Pirbright expertise informs economic analysis for foot-and-mouth disease control
How much should policymakers invest in controlling animal diseases that spread across national borders, who should pay, and will intervention really work?
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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🆕 Today, UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK. There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low. 📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
An announcement poster stating 'We have detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time', with a mosquito graphic.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
PhD studentship: African swine fever is a highly contagious disease in domestic pigs and wild boar. Over the past 20 years, the disease has spread across the globe. Investigate how African swine fever virus (ASFV) evades immune responses. Full details ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🏆 We're delighted to have been awarded Leader in Openness status from @animalresearch.bsky.social! The award recognises the Institute’s commitment to the UAR Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK. Full story ⬇️
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Pirbright’s openness on animal research rewarded
The Pirbright Institute’s commitment to openness on animal research has been rewarded with continued recognition from Understanding Animal Research (UAR).
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🧬 We're proud to join a £10 million UK-wide collaboration to combat animal and plant diseases through advanced genome sequencing. The Genomics for Animal and Plant Disease Consortium (GAP-DC) uses genomics to enhance UK biosecurity. Full story ⬇️
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Pirbright in £10m collaboration to fight animal and plant disease
The Pirbright Institute has joined a £10m advanced technology surveillance programme to strengthen the UK’s biosecurity and protect animals, plants, people and trade.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Why do some people experience severe lung damage from infections like SARS-CoV-2, while others have mild symptoms? 🐖 A new study led by Pirbright researchers uses pigs to investigate what drives differences in disease severity. Full story ⬇️
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Pigs provide insights into coronavirus-induced lung damage
Respiratory viruses are a major threat to global health, but why some people experience severe lung damage from infections like SARS-CoV-2 while others have mild symptoms is something that researchers...
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A promising new vaccine candidate for African swine fever (ASF) is now being tested at Pirbright in partnership with The Vaccine Group. ASF is a contagious and deadly disease of pigs that is prevalent in many countries across Europe, Asia and Africa. Full story ⬇️
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Animal trials underway in quest for African swine fever vaccine
A vaccine candidate for African swine fever (ASF) is undergoing tests at The Pirbright Institute.Developed in partnership between the Institute and The Vaccine Group (TVG), the candidate is being clin...
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Marta Lopez-Nieto, Ioannis Smyrnias, Nicolas Locker @pirbrightinst.bsky.social and colleagues find that activation of the mitochondrial UPR regulates the dynamic formation of stress granules. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... #JCSMitoSI
Figure showing that the presence of SGs alters mitochondrial functions during UPRmt.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
JOB: Our T-Cell biology research group is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist to investigate immune responses in livestock species, following infection and immunisation. More details and to apply ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We've officially broken ground on the new Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation & Manufacturing (CVIM) 🎉 💉 CVIM aims to revolutionise animal health solutions by advancing vaccine development and biomanufacturing capabilities.
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Groundbreaking celebrates start of CVIM construction
A groundbreaking ceremony has celebrated the first major milestone in the delivery of the Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM).
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
After wages, power is The Pirbright Institute's largest expenditure. 💡 So what are we doing to generate our own power, increase energy efficiency and cut emissions? Our Energy Manager Dave Gillies spoke to Energy Manager magazine ⬇️ #EarthDay
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Why turning lights off can keep them on…
Shifting alliances, wars and inflation are just a few of the forces that threaten supplies of affordable energy. The Pirbright Institute, a research facility that excels in protecting livestock and…
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 15/04/2025
Submit your abstract on #infectiousdisease and #publichealth to ESCAIDE 2025 💡 Follow @escaide.eu on Bluesky to get the latest updates on Europe's leading public health conference 👇
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🆕 Study by researchers at Pirbright, City St George’s, University of London and Imperial College London investigated how tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) in the pig lung are maintained, revealing key insights that could help shape more effective, long-lasting respiratory vaccines. Full story ⬇️
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Lung memory cell study can aid vaccine development
Understanding how cell memory is induced and maintained helps scientists to study immunity and design more effective, long-lasting vaccines.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
📣 The One Health Vector-Borne Diseases Hub is hosting a free training workshop focused on informatics, data sharing, and analysis for vector-borne diseases. 📅 4 - 6 June 📍 Silwood Park, Ascot Full details ➡️ vbdhub.org/blog/trainin...
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Training 2025 - Blog - VBD Hub
Join us for a training workshop on data sharing and analysis at the VBD Hub from June 4th to 6th, 2025. More details in the blog post! 🦟💻
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
A case of mpox (variant clade Ib) has been detected in England. Diagnosed in March, the individual had no travel history or known links to previous cases. Pirbright's Dr Jonas Albarnaz said "It was likely acquired via direct contact with lesions or contaminated surfaces." 🔗 @reuters.com ⬇️
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New 'surprising' case of mpox variant clade lb detected in England
Britain's health security agency said on Monday another case of the mpox variant clade lb had been detected in England in a person who had no reported travel history or link with previously confirmed cases in the country.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🆕 Research explores the role of small ruminants and environmental contamination in the epidemiology and endemicity of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Full story ⬇️
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Field study reveals the best way of sampling for foot-and-mouth disease in endemic settings
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have led a longitudinal study of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in collaboration with the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) in Northern Nigeria.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🔬🍃 Organised by Pirbright and @lshtm.bsky.social, the recent inaugural UK Lab Management Biosciences Conference brought together laboratory managers and bioscience professionals from across the UK to champion sustainability in scientific research. Full story ⬇️
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Sustainability takes centre stage at inaugural UK Lab Management Biosciences Conference
The inaugural UK Lab Management Biosciences Conference took place on Thursday 20 March 2025, at the Mandolay Hotel in Guildford, Surrey.
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
What is #researchculture and why does it matter? This complex topic was at the heart of last week's Connecting Research Culture Conference. Bringing together the #BBSRC Institutes, we explored wide-ranging areas including mental health and wellbeing, inclusion, and understanding neurodiversity.
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Connecting the dots for essential change in research culture
More and more evidence is showing a positive research culture - supportive of difference and diversity - is essential for producing great science. But how best do we achieve that?
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🐷 At Pirbright, pigs play a crucial role in research, helping scientists understand viruses, how they spread, and to develop vaccines for major animal and human diseases. However, our research pigs don’t just participate in science, they also get VIP treatment from our Animal Technicians ⬇️
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Rolling in the straw: Pigging out on enrichment at Pirbright
Find out how we keep our pigs engaged.
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
It was a great first day yesterday for the #BBSRC Connecting #ResearchCulture Conference. As we kick off Day 2, we're starting with an interactive seminar on fostering a positive #culturechange, before a panel discussion exploring #wellbeing and #mentalhealth in research.
Photo looking down into the atrium of the John Innes Conference Centre. Delegates network before the conference.Panel discussion on stage discussing what does good culture look like. The panellists include Dr Christine Fosker from the Earlham Institute, Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith from BBSRC, Dr Ben Murton from Wellcome, Prof Tim Newton from King's College London, Prof Narender Ramnani from Royal Holloway, Prof Candy Rowe from Newcastle University, and Liz Simmonds from University of Cambridge. Prof Graham Moore, Director of the John Innes Centre, with Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith, Executive Chair of BBSRC, and Prof Neil Hall, Director of the Earlham Institute.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
JOB: We're seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist to join a collaborative project between Pirbright and the Moredun Research Institute aiming to develop novel vaccines against Haemonchus contortus, a major parasitic threat to ruminants. More details ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Thanks to everyone who's joining us today across the #BBSRC network and partner universities. #ResearchCulture @babrahaminst.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @pirbrightinst.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social
Large presentation screen with slide reading "Welcome to the BBSRC Connecting Research Culture Conference 2025". Underneath are the logos of UKRI BBSRC, Babraham Institute, Earlham Institute, IBERS, John Innes Centre, Pirbright Institute, Quadram Institute, Roslin Institute and Rothamsted Research.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🦠 High-risk viruses at the heart of Pirbright's research feature in a watch list of 24 infectious diseases that pose the greatest future threat to global health - published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The list includes Nipah, mpox, and chikungunya. Access the UKHSA tool ⬇️
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Priority pathogen families research and development tool
A reference tool to help guide England-based funders of research and development.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
“It is too early to consider whether such virus is capable of onward spread within sheep but this was an isolated small holding with a small number of birds and sheep.” Pirbright's Prof. Ian Brown comments on the first case of avian influenza in sheep @the-independent.com ⬇️ #BirdFlu #H5N1
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Warning for farmers after first case of bird flu discovered in a sheep
The single case of avian influenza was found in a sheep on a farm in Yorkshire where the disease had been confirmed in poultry.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🐔 Elevate your expertise in poultry health! Designed for vets, technical staff, and poultry managers, our Poultry Health course will teach the clinical signs of poultry disease, diagnostics, biosecurity measures, and more. 📅 1 - 5 September 2025 Find out more and apply ⬇️
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Poultry Health Course: Instructor-led
Learn about key poultry diseases, biosecurity, nutrition, and industry challenges.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Pirbright researchers are helping to strengthen ties in animal research and data science between Ghana and the UK. 🤝 The partnership, led by @roslininstitute.bsky.social and the University of Ghana, aims to develop Ghanaian local expertise in animal health ⬇️ #AnimalHealth #OneHealth
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African partnership advances animal health research
Researchers from The Pirbright Institute are helping to strengthen ties in animal research and data science between Ghana and the UK.
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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
📢 Join us at the upcoming @ukri.org One Health Computational Network Symposium #OHCN2025, we'll be discussing surveillance, AI's potential, genome epidemiology & public health. Connect with experts and help advance pandemic preparedness. Register now: bioinformatics.cvr.ac.uk/one-health-c...
A promotional banner for the One Health Computational Network Symposium 2025. On the left, a blue background contains white text reading "One Health Computational Network Symposium 2025" alongside the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) logo. On the right, a researcher wearing a lab coat, gloves, a mask, and glasses is using a pipette to load a sample into an Oxford Nanopore GridION sequencing device. The bottom of the banner features logos of partnering institutions, including the University of Glasgow, CVR, The Pirbright Institute, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, University of Birmingham, University of Cambridge, and the University of Edinburgh.
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Faculty of Biological Sciences @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The international collaboration, backed by @who.int, will help make polio vaccines universally accessible, ensuring that all children are protected, no matter where they live. biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-s... @biology.ox.ac.uk @johninnescentre.bsky.social @pirbrightinst.bsky.social
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The development of a virus-free VLP polio vaccine
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🆕 The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM), based at Pirbright, has partnered with Quantoom Biosciences to accelerate mRNA and saRNA vaccine development for livestock ⬇️
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CVIM partners Quantoom Biosciences to advance vaccine development
The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) has teamed up wi
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🎉 After an incredible 40-year career, Pirbright researcher Dr Linda Dixon has been honoured at a special symposium. Linda is one of the most highly cited researchers in African swine fever virus (ASFV) and has provided critical knowledge that underpins disease control and vaccine development.
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Symposium celebrates scientist’s 40-year career
International scientists, colleagues and friends have celebrated the 40-year career of Dr Linda Dixon at a special symposium at The Pirbright Institute.
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
JOB: We're looking for an Insectary Technician to support the maintenance and supply of nationally unique and internationally significant colonies of Culicoides biting midges. The Technician will be responsible for maintaining mosquito colonies. ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), also known as avian coronavirus, is one of the poultry industry’s biggest challenges. 🆕 Scientists at Pirbright are exploring new ways of developing vaccines that can be adapted across IBV strains and used in response to emerging ones. Read the story ⬇️
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New strategies for infectious bronchitis virus vaccine development
Researchers develop a new method for Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccine development.
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