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Agreement to fund the York Timbers Chair in Wood Structural Engineering signed

Agreement to fund the York Timbers Chair in Wood Structural Engineering signed

The launch of the trans-disciplinary York Timbers Chair in Data-Driven, Wood Structural Engineering…

FABIans participate in bark beetle mycobiome research network meeting

FABIans participate in bark beetle mycobiome research network meeting

On 2 September, several FABI ans that form part of the bark beetle mycobiome research network took…

FABI advances plant health research in Africa with the launch of two satellite laboratories

FABI advances plant health research in Africa with the launch of two satellite laboratories

The launch of two satellite laboratories at FABI with prestigious international institutions…

Attending the NAPB 2020 virtual meeting

Attending the NAPB 2020 virtual meeting

FABI MSc student Ingrid Marais attended the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) 2020…

Phyloge-knows-it crowned “brains” of FABI at first virtual quiz night

Phyloge-knows-it crowned “brains” of FABI at first virtual quiz night

Phyloge-knows-it outwitted 12 teams to be crowned winners at FABI ’s first virtual Quiz Night on 4…

Sampling the iconic and declining cedars in the Cedarberg mountains

Sampling the iconic and declining cedars in the Cedarberg mountains

Professor Mike Wingfield , founding Director of FABI , together with Prof. Brenda Wingfield ,…

The plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa under the spotlight at FABI’s monthly International Seminar

The plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa under the spotlight at FABI’s monthly International Seminar

The plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is a devastating pathogen that poses a huge…

FABI launches its multi-disciplinary Grain Research Programme

FABI launches its multi-disciplinary Grain Research Programme

FABI launched its multi-disciplinary Grain Research Programme (GRP) during an online event on 21…

Christian Pirk elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences

Christian Pirk elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences

FABI congratulates Prof. Christian Pirk on being elected a Fellow of the African Academy of…

RGE-FABI THP team meet - another Zoom event

RGE-FABI THP team meet - another Zoom event

The RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme team met on the Zoom virtual platform on 18 August. The team,…

FABIans participate in virtual APS Plant Health 2020 meeting

FABIans participate in virtual APS Plant Health 2020 meeting

The first meeting of The American Phytopathological Society (APS) was held in Boston in 1909. Since…

FABIans take part in the first virtual SASBi-SC student symposium

FABIans take part in the first virtual SASBi-SC student symposium

FABI ans joined young researchers from several countries for the South African Society of…

FMG members attend a virtual PB20 conference

FMG members attend a virtual PB20 conference

Normally, attending the prestigious Plant Biology Worldwide Summit, hosted by the American Society…

FABIans participate in FAO forest invasive species webinar

FABIans participate in FAO forest invasive species webinar

The United Nations (UN) has declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH-2020) . As…

Plant evolutionary biologist delivers third instalment in the FABI International Seminar Series

Plant evolutionary biologist delivers third instalment in the FABI International Seminar Series

Dr Celine Caseys of the University of California, Davis, delivered the third presentation in the…

A webinar on Plant Health in Botanical Gardens amid the COVID-19 pandemic

A webinar on Plant Health in Botanical Gardens amid the COVID-19 pandemic

It has been just over four years since the SANBI -funded postdoctoral project ‘Monitoring plant…

Mike Wingfield wins NSTF award

Mike Wingfield wins NSTF award

FABI congratulates Prof. Mike Wingfield on winning the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)…

Grain Research Programme field trip to the Eastern Cape

Grain Research Programme field trip to the Eastern Cape

Members of the Grain Research Programme at FABI have embarked on a journey of basic and applied…

FABI mycologists participate in the annual MSA meeting: Mycology in the cloud

FABI mycologists participate in the annual MSA meeting: Mycology in the cloud

The Mycological Society of America (MSA) is one of the world’s largest and most important societies…

The first JOVE video shoot in Africa

The first JOVE video shoot in Africa

Four FABI ans ( Vinolia Danki , Dr Tuan Duong , Dr Andi Wilson and Prof. Brenda Wingfield ) spent…