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Sixth annual ACGT Proteomics workshop

Sixth annual ACGT Proteomics workshop

The sixth bi-annual African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT) Proteomics workshop, organised by…

FABI celebrates first prestige seminar of 2016

FABI celebrates first prestige seminar of 2016

Ronishree Mangwanda presented the first prestige seminar of 2016 on January 27 at the Plant…

FABI embarks on a water collection drive in response to drought

FABI embarks on a water collection drive in response to drought

Count yourself lucky if you can still fill your glass with water from a tap. Safe drinking water…

Michael seminar

Michael seminar

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FABIans inspired at first Monday Morning Meeting of 2016

FABIans inspired at first Monday Morning Meeting of 2016

The first FABI ‘Monday Morning Meeting’ of 2016 kicked off in spectacular fashion on January 25…

FABIans attend SASM Conference

FABIans attend SASM Conference

FABI MSc students Angie du Preez and Khumbuzile Bophela attended the 19th Biennial South African…

FABI publishes a record number of papers in 2015!

FABI publishes a record number of papers in 2015!

During the past year, FABIans has set a new record for the highest number of research or review…

TPCP/CTHB team at FABI strategises for 2017

TPCP/CTHB team at FABI strategises for 2017

As has become custom during the past few years, the management committee of the TPCP CTHB research…

FABIans help to clean up the campus

FABIans help to clean up the campus

When the UP campus opened today after the past week’s disruptions, a group of FABIans rolled up…

FABI Professor appointed as the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) South African ambassador

FABI Professor appointed as the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) South African ambassador

FABI would like to congratulate Professor Teresa Coutinho who has been appointed as the American…

FABIans attend joint SAAB and SASSB Conference

FABIans attend joint SAAB and SASSB Conference

The joint 2016 conference for the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) and the Southern…

CTHB roadshow showcases student research projects from UFS and Univen

CTHB roadshow showcases student research projects from UFS and Univen

FABI hosted eight postgraduate students and their supervisors from the University of the Free State…

Visiting collaborator delivers talk on Sirex invasions

Visiting collaborator delivers talk on Sirex invasions

PhD student at Dartmouth College and FABI collaborator, Flora Krivak-Tetley , delivered a seminar…

FArewell

FArewell

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FABIans participate in the 36th New Phytologist Symposium

FABIans participate in the 36th New Phytologist Symposium

Dr Bridget Crampton ( Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group ) and PhD student, Velushka Swart (…

FABIans plant thousands of Eucalyptus cuttings

FABIans plant thousands of Eucalyptus cuttings

Nimble fingers made light work of a day spent planting Eucalyptus cuttings at the FABI Nursery. The…

FABIan attends EMBO Conference in Spain

FABIan attends EMBO Conference in Spain

Aquillah Kanzi , a PhD student of the TPCP research group in FABI, attended the EMBO Conference in…

FMG hosts its fourth annual research symposium at UP

FMG hosts its fourth annual research symposium at UP

The fourth annual research meeting of the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme was held at the…

Canadian Forest Service scientists helps grow capacity in chemical ecology at FABI

Canadian Forest Service scientists helps grow capacity in chemical ecology at FABI

Dr. Jeremy Allison of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) visited FABI between 3-23 November to work…

Macadamia growers visit FABI

Macadamia growers visit FABI

FABI recently hosted a visit by board members of the Southern African Macadamia Growers’…