FABI researchers recently hosted a group of colleagues from around the world having a specific interest in fungi that potentially affect the health of animals and humans.
FABI is proud of the 19 graduates being capped at the University of Pretoria’s Spring Graduation Ceremony.
Four FABIans attended the 27th International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto, Japan.
Three FABIans presented at the recent IUFRO Division 7 Joint Meeting that took place in Japan.
Several FABIans attended the 12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12) that was held from 11-15 August in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Prof. Sanushka Naidoo and Dr Demissew Teshome recently attended and presented at the 2024 IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference in the USA.
WenWen Li presented her Prestige Seminar on 15 August as part of the requirements to complete her PhD degree.
Congratulations to Teresia Macharia on completing all requirements for her PhD degree.
FABI welcomed Afrifungi team members who presented on their operations that seeks to engage community mushroom growers and educate people on cultivating their own mushrooms.
Six FABI interns, funded through SACTA, had the opportunity to attend body's annual Information and Knowledge Sharing session.
Members of the Macadamia Protection Programme recently visited several farms in the Limpopo province as part of their research projects.
FABI celebrated a 20-year research collaboration with the RIFT, with the successful completion of a PhD degree by another student from this programme, GuoQing Li.
FABIans said farewell to Dr Mesfin Gossa at a gathering of colleagues and friends on 18 May.
An MoU between NCSU and UP, on behalf of Camcore and FABI, has been concluded.
A film crew from recently visited FABI on to shoot a video of the internship programme at the Institute.
FABIans Prof. Brett Hurley and Dr Mesfin Gossa recently co-organised and hosted a FISNA webinar focusing on invasive plants affecting Africa's natural and planted forests.
An enthusiastic group of FABIans spent 67 minutes clearing invasive plants on the Innovation Africa @UP campus in celebration of Mandela Day.
Prof. Mike Wingfield has been uniquely honoured for his significant achievements and scientific contributions to the field of Mycology, on the occasion of his recent 70th birthday
Congratulations to Demissew Teshome on the successful completion of his PhD as part of the Eucalyptus Pine Pathogen Interaction (EPPI) research group.
FABIan, Prof. Lucy Moleleki, gave a keynote address at the recent International Conference of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria and Biocontrol Meeting.
The UP's NAS Faculty, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, in collaboration with INRAE, successfully hosted the second annual international modelling and epidemiology summer school.
Four FABIans recently had the opportunity to showcase the high-impact research FABI does while attending the XX International Plant Protection Congress in Greece.
ABI congratulates its Director, Prof. Bernard Slippers, on winning the National Science and Technology Forum Management Award at the NSTF-South32 Awards on 11 July.
FABIans were invited to share their favourite series at the Monday morning meeting on 1 July.
A paper by the MPPI group was recently selected for the British Society for Plant Pathology blog site.
Congratulations to Tanya Welgemoed on completing her PhD.
Thirteen FABIans attended the recent IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm where four members received prestigious awards.
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy, FABI and Innovation Africa @UP partnered to host a unique workshop on the Biophysics of Spore Dispersal.
FABI recently acquired a Keyence VHX-7000 Series Digital Microscope. This is the first of its kind in Africa and will make a major contribution to the microscopy capacity at the institute.
FABI said goodbye to Dr Michelle Schröder at a recent informal gathering.
Three FABIans have been shortlisted for the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa.
African Fungus Day was celebrated with a webinar, hosted by FABI in partnership with the African Mycological Association (AfriMA), with the theme “Mycological research in Africa: Exploring new horizons”.
Members of the FABI Grain Research Programme team, conducted field work at Eastern Cape maize farms from 13-17 March.
FABI is pleased to announce Dr Neriman Yilmaz's appointment as Senior Lecturer.
From the 19-25 May Dr Gudrun Dittrich-Schröder attended the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Spain.
FABI had the pleasure of hosting its first visitors from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Germany over the past three months.