Expanding an understanding of South Africa’s mycodiversity
South Africa has one of the most biological diverse floras on earth. The fungal diversity of the…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Professor Fanus Venter appointed as Deputy-Director of FABI
FABI Management is delighted with the appointment of Prof Fanus Venter as the Deputy Director of…
An online DNA sequence database to support forest-pest management
Insect pests challenge the sustainability of both natural forests and plantation forestry…
ESA 2018 Meeting in Vancouver
From 11-14 November the Entomological Society of America , the Entomological Society of Canada ,…
Prof André Drenth explores tree health issues in the Western Cape
Prof André Drenth of the University of Queensland and a close collaborator and advisor on many FABI…
FABIans complete the last tree planting exercise of 2018
Students and staff at FABI got their hands dirty and spent the morning on 23 November replanting…
FABI rewards excellence and looks to the future at 2018 year-end function
FABI ans reflected on the gains of the year and looked forward to 2019 and beyond at the annual…
Vou Shutt’s prestige seminar marks a dozen PhDs completed at FABI
Vou Shutt successfully defended her PhD thesis on 21 November, marking the final stage of…
FABI Postdoc appointed to The Innovation Hub Board
Dr Osmond Mlonyeni , who earlier this year completed his Ph.D in Genetics and is currently a…
CTHB team visits University of Venda
On 11-12 October a team from the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)…
FABI Professor attends workshop on microbial systematics
Between 28 and 31 October Prof Fanus Venter was invited to attend a National Science Foundation…
Key drivers of the CTHB’s mentorship and outreach programmes in 2018 speak about their inspiration and experiences
Mentorship at undergraduate and high school level have been the cornerstone of the CTHB ’s outreach…
FABI research work features on Carte Blanche
The popular South African current affairs and investigative journalism programme Carte Blanche…
FABI Director joins Chinese Academy of Forestry 60th anniversary celebrations
On 25-26 October, FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the 60 th Anniversary Celebrations…
FABI shines at SASBi/SAGs conference
The Biennial joint SASBi/SAGS (South African Society for Bioinformatics/South African Genetics…
Multiomics to analyse the soil microbiome
Dr Richard Allen White III , a postdoctoral Fellow at Washington State University , visited FABI…
FABI presents a workshop on metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
During the week of 22-26 October, FABI hosted a workshop on metagenomic and metatransciptomic…
Chemical ecology field work at FABI
FABI postdoctoral Fellow Dr Marc Bouwer along with Dr Gabrielle Carstensen and MSc student Ashleigh…
The CTHB celebrates flagship mentoring and outreach programmes at its annual lunch
The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) celebrated the end of another…
FABI PostDocs visit Sappi Research Centre
Dr Tanay Bose and Dr Marc Bouwer are both in Sappi funded postdoctoral Fellowships in FABI, and…