Easter Tea fun at FABI
The FABI Social Club went all-out to ensure the Easter Tea on the morning of 4 April was a…
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Prof. André Drenth engages with FABI researchers on the Institute’s future
Professor Dr André Drenth , from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation ,…
Online webinar celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science: IUFRO Forest Health Division 7 leads the way
IUFRO 's Forest Health Division 7 recently hosted a three-day online webinar series to commemorate…
New Interns welcomed
FABI welcomed eight new interns to the Institute on 5 February. The new cohort will complete a…
Plant Genomics and Evolution Symposium presented at FABI
FABI and the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology hosted a Plant Genomics and…
In search of Florida Cryphonectriaceae
During various previous visits to Florida, FABI an Prof. Mike Wingfield has, together with various…
FABIans shine at SASPP 2024
The 53 rd Congress of the Southern African Society of Plant Pathology , hosted by the University of…
Julia Candotti successfully completes her PhD studies
Congratulations to Julia Candotti on becoming the fourth FABIan to successfully complete their PhD…
A stimulating visit from a leading plant pathologist, Prof. Eva Stukenbrock
The University of Pretoria 's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and FABI were delighted to…
A sabbatical in the USA gets going
Professors Mike and Brenda Wingfield recently embarked on a six-month sabbatical in the USA, based…
Aufweidersein Katrin
FABI said a sad goodbye to Dr Katrin Fitza at an informal farewell function in the FABI courtyard…
Prof. Dan Bebber discusses global crop pest and pathogen risks at a FABI special seminar
Professor Dan Bebber of the University of Exeter presented a special seminar “Global crop pest and…
Stats course presented at FABI
On 22-23 January, Dr Guy Sutton , a statistician and entomologist, from Rhodes University presented…
FABI celebrates the start of a new year
FABI ans gathered in the Sanlam Auditorium on 15 January to celebrate the opening of the new…
FABI researcher features in MISEV2023
Dr Thabiso Motaung , an academic at the University of Pretoria, is set to co-author a…
Another FABI PhD completed! Congratulations to Nam Pham!
Nam Pham successfully completed the requirements for a PhD degree on 10 January. The culmination of…
Selamat Marthin!
FABI made an early start to the new year with Marthin Tarigan presenting his Prestige Seminar…
Au revoir Elisa!
FABIans said a sad goodbye to Dr Elisa Pal at a farewell in the FABI courtyard on 5 December. Elisa…
Claude Bernard University of Lyon 1 Researchers visit FABI
As we approach the end of the academic year, we were happy to receive Prof. Florence Hommais and…
German collaborator presents her research at FABI's MMM
Ms. Anna Oostlander, a PhD candidate at the Technische Universität Braunschweig presented a talk “…