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FABIans make an impact at ICFR symposium

FABIans make an impact at ICFR symposium

FABI was well represented at the one-day Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)…

Nine FABIans graduate at Spring Graduation Ceremony 2015

Nine FABIans graduate at Spring Graduation Ceremony 2015

FABI applauds the nine graduates who made the Institute proud at the Spring Graduation Ceremony of…

FABIan awarded one of four SARChI chairs to be hosted at UP

FABIan awarded one of four SARChI chairs to be hosted at UP

When the science journal Nature announced it's recent impact factor it did so with a front cover…

FABIAns present research at Workshop on Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions in France

FABIAns present research at Workshop on Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions in France

Two PhD students, Ronishree Mangwanda and Caryn Oates , postdoctoral fellow María Vivas , and a…

Goodbye winter, welcome spring!

Goodbye winter, welcome spring!

In keeping with tradition, FABIans celebrated the first day of September with tea, cakes and other…

Invasion Biologist Visits FABI

Invasion Biologist Visits FABI

Invasion biologist Prof. John Wilson addressed FABI on biological invasions in South Africa and the…

Nature Publishing Group visits UP to explore exciting opportunities for promoting science in Africa

Nature Publishing Group visits UP to explore exciting opportunities for promoting science in Africa

A free online portal with a focus on Africa could open up opportunities on the continent to promote…

Celebrating Science success

Celebrating Science success

During their quarterly meeting, the management committee of the Tree Protection Cooperative…

UP with Science introduces school children to hidden world of plant disease

UP with Science introduces school children to hidden world of plant disease

Identifying the causal agents of the most baffling plant diseases is a major feat that can take…

New report of a serious fungal pathogen on <i>Eucalyptus</i> in SA

New report of a serious fungal pathogen on Eucalyptus in SA

The TPCP team has recently confirmed the presence of a very serious pathogen of Eucalyptus in South…

International seed pathologist visits FABI

International seed pathologist visits FABI

Prof. Lindsey du Toit from the Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, USA,…

FABI paper on forest health published in <i>Science</i>

FABI paper on forest health published in Science

The journal Science this week published a special issue focusing on forest health in a changing…

FABIans act as judges at Northern Gauteng Senior Expo for Young Scientists

FABIans act as judges at Northern Gauteng Senior Expo for Young Scientists

FABIans lent their time and expertise to the participants of the Northern Gauteng Senior Expo for…

TPCP researchers release biocontrol agent for the red gum lerp psyllid

TPCP researchers release biocontrol agent for the red gum lerp psyllid

August 2015 marked the first releases of the parasitoid wasp Psyllaephagus bliteus in eucalypt…

FABI celebrates 7th prestige seminar for 2015

FABI celebrates 7th prestige seminar for 2015

FABIans celebrated another milestone on August 14. David Read presented his prestige seminar in…

FABI participates in the South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan

FABI participates in the South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan

Dr Brett Hurley of FABI was invited to participate in the South African Emergency Plant Pest…

FABIAns attend 48th Congress of the Brazilian Phytopathology Society

FABIAns attend 48th Congress of the Brazilian Phytopathology Society

Two of FABI’s researchers recently attended the 48th meeting of the Brazilian Phytopathology…

FABI academics hit the airwaves

FABI academics hit the airwaves

FABI Professors Zander Myburg and Bernard Slippers participated in a two-hour live broadcast on…

Two FABIans attend phytopathology congress in the USA

Two FABIans attend phytopathology congress in the USA

Professor Lucy Moleleki and her PhD student, Edward Onkendi , attended and presented their research…

FABIans participate in the National Science Week

FABIans participate in the National Science Week

Five PhD and MSc students from FABI represented the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health…