Two Centres of Excellence join forces in research on La Reunion Island
FABI, the DST-NRF Centres of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and Invasion Biology…
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FABI PhD student to attend the 2015 Lindau meeting
A PhD student in FABI, Osmond Mlonyeni , has been chosen as a 2015 Lindau Fellow to attend the 65th…
Tim Noakes Lectures at TUKS
A host of FABIans were part of the audience of more than 250 people that filled the Sanlam…
First PhD graduate from the Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme
FABI would like to congratulate Bianca Reeksting on passing her PhD exam this week! She presented a…
Double Distinctions for two FABI MSc students
We would like to congratulate Erik Visser and Danielle Roodt for both passing their MSc degrees…
Myrtle rust pathogen, Puccinia psidii, spreading in South Africa
The non-native rust pathogen of Eucalyptus and other Myrtaceae, Puccinia psidii , was first…
Encouraging Results in FABI/TPCP Biocontrol Programme
The fight against the ravages of the Bronze Bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus in commercial Eucalyptus…
FABI Launches Partnership with CBS
FABI has entered into a research partnership agreement with the Centraalbureau voor…
Top science journalist visits FABI
Sarah Wild , Science Editor and multi-award winning journalist for the leading newspaper, The Mail…
Population Genetics Guest Lecture
FABI was honoured to co-host a special seminar in partnership with Department of Genetics, by Dr…
FABI Fun at the TPCP/CTHB Team Building Event
The biennal TPCP/CTHB team-building event was held last week, as in recent years, at Kwalata in the…
The first FABI PhD graduate of 2015
In January 2015 Gudrun Dittrich-Schröder presented her PhD prestige seminar and passed her PhD…
Prof. Brenda Wingfield receives the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon medal
Prof. Brenda Wingfield was awarded the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal during the awards ceremony…
FABIans make an impact at the SASPP congress
From 18-21 January, the 49th congress of the Southern African Society of Plant Pathology (SASPP)…
International research team on termite ecology and evolution visits FABI
During the past week a team of eight researchers arrived in Pretoria for a 4-6 week stay in FABI.…
York Timbers CEO Visits FABI
FABI was honoured to host York Timbers CEO, Piet van Zyl, on 15 January. He was joined by the Group…
AIDS research leaders visit FABI
On Wednesday 14 January, FABI hosted a visit by Prof. Salim Abdool Karim , Director of CAPRISA…
Soil Biology Expert from China visits FABI
Dr Peter Mortimer , Associate Professor in the Soil Biology Group at the Kunming Institute of…
A Friend Falls in FABI
FABI was abuzz with activity when one of the large Carob ( Ceratonia siliqua ) trees in the…
Back to School with FABI
Over the past few years staff and students of FABI on an annual basis initiated, contributed and…