Autumn graduation honours for 68 FABIans at the University of Pretoria’s first virtual graduation ceremony
FABI celebrates with the 68 graduates affiliated with the Institute whose degrees were conferred at…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABIans in the news: Two articles in Wood Southern Africa & Timber Times highlight the work done by the PSHB Research Network
Two articles on the valuable work done at FABI on monitoring and surveillance of the polyphagous…
FABI students organise a half-day student symposium at SAPBA 2020 symposium funded by Corteva
The 13 th Southern African Plant Breeding Symposium was held at the University of Pretoria ’s…
FABI signs MoU with Cropwatch Africa to advance national Plant Health management research and service
The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria (UP) has…
Life in the Time of Corona
Alisa Postma , a PhD candidate in FABI and a research assistant at the Centre for Bioinformatics…
Getting a PSHB research project done before the lockdown
The pecan industry, through the vehicle of SAPPA (South African Pecan Producers Association) , was…
FABI on lockdown: Brenda Wingfield reflects on ‘home work”
FABI ans Professors Brenda and Mike Wingfield are on lock down in their home in Brooklyn, Pretoria.…
Working from Home: Dr Seonju Marincowitz
Dr Seonju Marincowitz is a mycologist and curator of the FABI Culture collection. Here are some of…
Working from home: Neriman’s perspective
FABI research Fellow Dr Neriman Yilmaz shares with us her thoughts on working from home, like so…
Collaborative effort reveals diversity and distribution of eucalypt insect pests across 14 African countries
Non-native Eucalyptus insect pests pose a threat to eucalypt production in sub-Saharan Africa. In…
Moth pheromone trial in Underberg, KZN
Professor Jeremy Allison (Extraordinary Professor in FABI at UP) joined Luki-Marie Scheepers ,…
Emergency tree planting at FABI
A small group of FABI researchers assisted in an “emergency transplant” of a consignment of pine…
FABI Seminars go virtual for COVID-19 social distancing measures
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe causing severe disruption to daily routines as people are…
Brazilian forestry researchers visit FABI
FABI hosted a visit by two research and development specialists from the Brazilian-based forestry…
FABI recognises long service by staff
FABI handed out long service certificates to 25 staff members at the Monday morning meeting on 16…
FABI launches Applied Chemical Ecology satellite laboratory
FABI has officially launched an Applied Chemical Ecology satellite laboratory and research…
CSIR Synthetic Biology centre manager invites FABIans to collaborate
The Manager of the Centre for Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine at the CSIR , Dr Deepak…
FABIan wins 3rd place prize in The South African Science Lens® photographic competition
FABI Research Fellow, Dr. Neriman Yilmaz was placed third in the ‘Science Close-Up’ category of the…
Ten interns welcomed into the CTHB
The DSI-NRF Centre for Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) in FABI welcomed 10 interns on 2 March.…
FABI opens its doors for undergraduate students to “meet the scientists”
The CTHB Outreach Team at FABI hosted “Meet the scientists” information sessions for undergraduate…