FABIans attend PAG Conference
The 28th Annual Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG XXVIII) was held in San Diego, USA from…
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Quentin Guignard wins CTHB-The Conversation writing competition
FABI PhD candidate Quentin Guignard bagged a R30,000 cash prize paid towards attending an…
FABI mancom members discuss strategy for 2020
Following discussions on the way forward for FABI in 2020, the Tree protection Co-operative…
FABI focusses on the United Nations 2020 International Year Of Plant Health
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH-2020) .…
Celebrating the Lunar New Year with Chinese friends
Professor Mike Wingfield , Founding Director of FABI and Prof. Brenda Wingfield (NRF SARCHi Chair…
FABIans look forward to outstanding science and exciting developments at 2020 opening and welcome breakfast
FABI will be the place to be in 2020 for plant health research and events marking the United…
FABI participates in first annual meeting of the HOMED project
The First Annual Meeting of the HOMED project was held from 27-29 November in Padova, Italy. The…
Two FABIans awarded the best presentation at the Zoology AGM
The University of Pretoria 's Department of Zoology and Entomology held its annual general meeting…
Fifteen FABI PhDs for the year as Andi Wilson completes her PhD
Andi Wilson has become the 15 th FABI an to successfully complete their PhD, thereby closing off a…
FABIans feature at the French-SA Science and Innovation days
The French-South African Science and Innovation Days was held in the CSIR from 2-3 December. FABI…
FABIans present at the Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference
The Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) celebrated its 50 th anniversary at their 22 nd…
FABI academics end the year on a high
FABI has ended the year on a high with the promotion of staff members and international recognition…
FABI celebrates 14th PhD success at Miekie Human’s prestige seminar
FABI congratulates Miekie Human , who on 25 November marked the successful completion of her PhD…
Book review fun at FABI MMM
Reading is an essential part of academic life ensuring researchers keep abreast of all the latest…
David Nsibo becomes the 13th FABIan to pass his PhD in 2019
FABI celebrated the completion of the Institute’s 13 th PhD candidate in 2019 with David Nsibo…
Researchers from 27 countries meet to discuss biological control of forest insect pests
The IUFRO Working Party 7.03.13 meeting on the ‘ Biological Control of Forest Insect Pests and…
FABI hosts the Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa
From 3-5 November, participants from Government research institutes and universities gathered at…
FABI contributes to CIB workshop
FABI’s Dr Trudy Paap and collaborator Dr Alberto Santini (CNR ISPP, Italy) attended and contributed…
FABIans celebrate the end of a fruitful year at the Institute’s year-end function and awards ceremony
FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers applauded the passion with which FABIans had “weathered…
FABI bioinformatics tool, The RIPper, selected for the PeerJ feature collection
The prestigious PeerJ feature collection highlights novel and innovative developments in the field…