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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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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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June 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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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-...
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June 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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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June 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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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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May 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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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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May 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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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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March 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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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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March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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📣 Last chance to apply!

🦠 The BBSRC-funded Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award will train students in interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences across all classes of pathogens.

Details and to apply (deadline 28 February) ➡️ www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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JOB: Our Mucosal Immunology group is looking for a Research Assistant to play a key role in developing viral-vectored vaccines designed to protect against influenza.

Apply now ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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February 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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JOB: Join our Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Group and play a key role in unravelling the evolutionary mechanisms that enable high pathogenicity H5Nx avian influenza viruses to infect and persist in birds.

Apply now to the role of Research Scientist ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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👩‍🔬 Today on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet Pirbright scientist Dr Priscilla Tng.

From studying fruit fly nervous systems to combat trauma, Priscilla’s career journey has been anything but ordinary.

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/fighti...

#IDWGS #WomenInScience
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February 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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JOB: Join our Avian Virology research group, led by Prof. Ian Brown.

Unravel the mechanisms driving viral evolution, host interactions, and immune shaping.

More details and to apply ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...

#H5N1 #BirdFlu #AvianFlu #AvianInfluenza
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February 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Recent outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cattle in the US highlight its expanding host range and the urgent need for cross-species research.

🔬 We have an exciting PhD project investigating how the immune response to H5N1 influenza differs in cattle, pigs, and chickens.

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February 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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JOB: Our Bioimaging team seek a Microscopist to support the development of advanced electron microscopy projects.

Carry out sample preparation, imaging, data analysis and interpretation, and more.

Full details and to apply ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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January 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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🚨 PhD studentship: Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) causes devastating disease in cattle, sheep, & pigs, threatening food security.

We have an exciting project in collaboration with the University of York to analyse the structural & mechanistic roles of RNA elements in the FMDV genome. (1/2)
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January 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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In 2021, Thailand experienced nationwide lumpy skin disease (LSD) outbreaks.

🆕 study by Pirbright scientists & researchers in Thailand highlights the negative financial impact of lumpy skin disease (LSD) on farmers in northern Thailand.

Read the story ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/financi...
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January 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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JOB: Our Applied Epidemiology research group study how disease transmission, spread, and emergence are connected to livelihoods and health.

The group seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to design and implement epidemiological field studies.

Apply now ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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January 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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📣 Applications are open for the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) programme.

🌍 The world faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change and food security to infectious diseases, biodiversity declines and sustainability. (1/2)
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January 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Foot-and-mouth disease is one of the most contagious animal diseases, affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and various wildlife species. The disease causes severe economic impact, with outbreaks costing billions.(1/5)
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January 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🚨 Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award studentships now open to applications!

🦠 Funded by UKRI BBSRC and led by the University of Surrey, WOH brings together the expertise of universities and four UK institutions with national capabilities in high-consequence pathogen research...(1/2)
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January 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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JOB: Play a central role in the scientific administration of grant funded research projects, at all stages of the grant lifecycle, from application (pre-award) to completion (post-award).

Apply to the role of Grants Administrator ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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January 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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PhD Studentship opportunity (in collaboration with the Roslin Institute): IBDV poses a major threat to global poultry production.

Explore the interaction between infectious bursal disease virus and bursal secretory dendritic cells and B cells.

Full details➡️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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PhD Studentship with Pirbright and University of Cambridge: Discovering the determinants of host tropism of an emerging livestock pathogen.

Study virus-host interactions to uncover the molecular mechanisms of poxvirus host specificity.

Full details ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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January 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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PhD Studentship: Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a Gammacoronavirus causing infectious bronchitis, a highly contagious economically important disease of chickens.

Investigate the role of novel accessory proteins in IBV replication.

More details & to apply ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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January 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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🎄 To all our followers, collaborators and friends, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Year✨
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December 24, 2024 at 10:32 AM