11.40am to 12.05pm
The Pirbright Institute works on animal virus diseases. Some of these viruses are endemic to the UK, eg. Avian Influenza virus, and the research must be done in facilities where cross infection and infection from outside is prevented. Others are exotic to the UK, eg. Foot and Mouth Disease virus, and research then also requires that the agents must be prevented from exiting the facilities. Physical, chemical and behavioural barriers are in place to mitigate these threats and these create a difficult and, somewhat, interesting environment to work within when providing networking and other computing facilities within the organisation.
Speakers: Chris Rowland, Fiona Wycherley
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