FABI kickstarts 2015 with a breakfast!
The start of the new academic year saw some 180 FABIans cram into the FABI auditorium where they…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABI student wins the 2015 Grace Waterhouse Fellowship for research in the UK
The British Society of Plant Pathology (BSPP)/Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP)…
FABI says farewell to Vivienne Clarence
After 17 years of employment and dedication, is was with sadness and a heavy heart that FABIans bid…
Eminent American bacteriologist visits FABI
Prof Volker Brozel , Head of the Department of Biology and Microbiology , South Dakota State…
Sirex International Collaborative Project continues at Hogsback
FABI researchers Drs Jeff Garnas and Brett Hurley joined collaborators Ms Flora Krivak-Tetley and…
USA scientists visit FABI as part of Sirex collaborations
Prof Lori Eckhardt from the Faculty of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Science of the Auburn…
FABIans present talks at ICFR Field Day
Field research and regular interaction with industry stakeholders are two key activities of the…
A Focus on Insect Invasions
Insect invasions are growing in number and distribution rapidly. They increasingly threaten…
Sílvia Maússe Sitoe completes her Masters Degree
This month Sílvia Maússe Sitoe, an MSc student from Mozambique, received the examiner’s reports for…
First Phylogenomics Workshop at FABI
A Phylogenenomics Workshop was presented at FABI from 17 to 21 November 2014. This was the first…
Sappi Executives visit FABI
The forestry research team (including members of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme TPCP ),…
FMG Annual Research Meeting a great success
The Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme in FABI hosted members from the South African…
FABI Celebrates its 17th Anniversary at a Gala Dinner and Annual Awards Ceremony
A fabulous Highveld thunderstorm provided the perfect prelude to the 17th Annual FABI year end gala…
Japanese Phytobacteriologists visit FABI
FABI had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Yuichi Takikawa (Shizuoka University), Dr Kazutaka Kido…
10th Anniversary of the Centre of Excellence Programme
The Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence in Tree…
CTHB director and deputy director visit Stellenbosch team members
The Department of Science and Technology (DST)/ National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of…
Forest entomologist from Czech Republic visits FABI
Dr Jirí Foit from Mendel University in Brno, Chech Republic recently completed a two-month visit to…
CTHB celebrates 10 years of mentorship at FABI
The annual lunch to celebrate the achievements of two of the outreach programmes of the DST/NRF…
International collaboration on the Sirex project
Sirex noctilio , also known as the European woodwasp, is one of the major pests on pine trees. The…
DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium a great success!
The first DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium to be held on African soil was recently hosted by the…