Tanya Welgemoed completes PhD Bioinformatics
Congratulations to Tanya Welgemoed who presented her PhD prestige seminar on “Comparative genomics…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABIans participate and excel at the biggest ever IUFRO World Congress
A staggering 4200delegates attended the IUFRO World Congress 2024 from 23-26 July in Stockholm,…
FABI and ICTP partner host a workshop on Biophysics of Spore Dispersal
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Italy, FABI and Innovation Africa @UP…
A new digital microscope in FABI: A first in Africa
FABI recently acquired a Keyence VHX-7000 Series digital microscope. This is the first of its kind…
FABI says goodbye to Michelle Schröder
FABI said goodbye to Dr Michelle Schröder at an informal gathering on 3 June. Michelle and her…
Three FABIans shortlisted for South Africa’s “Science Oscars”
The NSTF-South32 Awards , are referred to as the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa, recognising…
Webinar celebrates African Fungus Day
African Fungus Day was celebrated with a webinar, hosted by FABI in partnership with the African…
Collecting maize ear rots in the Eastern Cape
The FABI Grain Research Programme team, led by extension officer Lawrence Mataha , MSc student…
Dr Neriman Yilmaz appointed as Senior Lecturer at FABI
The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) is pleased to announce Dr Neriman…
FABIan attends Genetic Biocontrol Conference in Spain
From the 19-25 May Dr Gudrun Dittrich-Schröder attended the Gordon Research Conference (GRC)…
FABI welcomes HZI team for a collaborative Mycobiomics project
FABI had the pleasure of welcoming and hosting its first visitors from the Helmholtz Centre for…
Special Seminar on machine leaning to improve Soy crop yields
Prof. Paul Esker of Penn State University presented a special seminar in FABI on 20 May, “Improving…
Celebrating International Day of Plant Health 2024 at UP
May 12 officially marks the day that the global community celebrates the UN-designated…
FABI participates in a stunning University of Florida Plant Pathology Symposium
FABI ’s Profs Mike and Brenda Wingfield and Dr Nam Pham , currently on sabbatical at the University…
A final beetle-fungus collecting trip in Florida
FABI ’s Profs Mike and Brenda Wingfield and Dr Nam Pham recently spent an evening with Dr Jiri…
Autumn Graduation Honours for FABIans
Congratulations to all the FABI graduates that were capped at the University of Pretoria ’s Autumn…
35th SANSOR Congress – connect, collaborate and create change
The South African National Seed Organization (SANSOR ) is the National designated authority for…
The power of partnerships demonstrated at #TPCP2024
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI celebrated its 35 th Annual Meeting at…
FABI hosts eLife Senior Editor at publishing workshop
Dr Nicky Creux and the FABI social media team hosted a hybrid Publishing Workshop on 8 May. This…
Two new Wattle pests detected
Two new pests of Wattle ( Acacia mearnsii ) plantation trees have been detected by the TPCP field…