A successful Science Communication Workshop
On the 14th and 15th of April, 18 FABIans had the opportunity to participate in a Science…
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Registration now open for Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop
Please note that the next Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop is scheduled for 26 30 May 2014. Please…
Seven PhD's, six MSc's and many more degrees awarded to FABIans at the Autumn Graduation Ceremony
FABI's presence was felt and seen at the Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the Faculty of Natural and…
Microsatellite Workshop held in FABI2
A two-day Introductory Microsatellite Workshop took place on 8 and 9 April 2014 in the…
Photo by FABI postdoc selected for exhibition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Dr Lucas Shuttleworth recently entered a photo in the Commonwealth Woods Photographic Competition .…
USDA Fellowship pushes forward research on grey leaf spot of maize
Prof Dave Berger from the Plant Science Department, Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology…
Two Masters students hand in their theses
Two Masters students handed in their theses for examination today. Arista Fourie's thesis title is…
FABI teamwork: almost 1500 genes annotated in 5 hours!
FABI is well known for using the power of many to get certain jobs done faster, more effectively…
Another FABI PhD dissertation successfully defended
Yesterday, Michael Mbenoun , a PhD candidate from the TPCP/CTHB group in FABI, presented a prestige…
St Mary’s DSG visits FABI
On Tuesday 18 March the Matric Life Sciences class from St Mary’s DSG visited FABI. The aim of this…
FABI students break a tree planting record!
Today 43 students of the TPCP/CTHB research groups in FABI have broken two records. Firstly, this…
Undergraduate Students Exposed to Biocontrol Research at FABI
The FABI Biocontrol Centre based at the UP Experimental Farm is a modern research facility that…
New Eucalyptus pest
Another insect feeding on Eucalyptus species was recently detected by Prof. Stefan Neser in…
Major International Forestry Award to FABI researcher
Prof Jolanda Roux (FABI and Dept of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UP) has recently heard that…
Fungus threatens to wipe out city's Jacarandas
Attached an article that appeared in the Pretoria News newspaper on 26 October 2013 after Prof Mike…
Limited options to manage Myrtle rust in SA
In the attached an article about Myrtle rust in the the Farmer's Weekly that appeared in the issue…
Breaking news: Biological control agent for Thaumastocoris peregrinus to be released in South Africa
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) based at FABI has recently received permission…
FABI 2011 - 2013 Biennial Report
The Biennial Report of FABI for the period 2011-2013 has been released this week. The attached pdf…
Pest alert: Red gum lerp psyllid
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Update on Glycaspis brimblecombei (red gum lerp psyllid)
The red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei , is a pest of Eucalyptus species that has spread…