Prof. Cobus Visagie received the prestigious Johanna Westerdijk Award for outstanding contribution to the culture collection of the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute in the Netherlands.
Prof. Martina Šeruga Musić from the University of Zagreb presented a talk on her research work during a recent visit to the Institute.
FABans Steven Shange and Josias Letaoana completed the iconic Two Oceans Marathon as part of their preparation for the gruelling Comrades Marathon.
FABIans were treated to a unique opportunity to view the new Planet Fungi documentary movie ‘Follow the Rain’.
FABIans joined international collaborators in southern and central Ethiopia to investigate insect pests and diseases affecting moringa and eucalypt trees in those regions.
Several FABIans attended the recent 4th Annual Research Day in Potchefstroom.
FABI will host the first-ever IUFRO Working Party 07.02.09 Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems conference in Africa.
A group of second year undergraduate students visited the FABI Biocontrol and Insect Rearing Facility as part of their Crop Protection course.
FABI recently welcomed a group of Grade 11 learners from Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) as part of an ongoing outreach initiative designed to showcase opportunities in scientific research.
FABI celebrated the completion of Mary Ranketse's PhD journey at her Prestige Seminar “Genome sequences and molecular resources for Macadamia tree breeding in South Africa”.
Phinda's PhD project on the devastating White root rot pathogen Dematophora necatrix is of great importance to the local Avocado industry.
South African Soil SurveY (SASSY) recently headed to the Kruger National Park to collect soil samples as part of its fungal biodiversity survey.
FABIans welcomed a potentially crucial weapon in managing the macadamia pest, commonly known as Macadamia felted coccid.
Two FABI students participate in a FAO webinar highlighting career paths in forest health.
FABI and the FMG-EPPI programme recently co-hosted the Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum 2025
FABI hosted a strategy planning meeting with research collaborators from the ICFR.
The FABI mentorship programme has reached an exciting milestone in 2025, welcoming a record-breaking 30 undergraduate students.
FABI's Professors Bret Hurley and Bernard Slippers are editors of a newly-published book with specific focus on the biological control of insect pests in plantation forestry.
Members of the Macadamia protection programme recently conducted a research visit to the lowveld region of Mpumalanga.
Several FABI scientists participated in the recent IUGRO webinar celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Professor Mike Wingfield recently had the privilege of joining a group of biologists and mycophiles on a visit to the strikingly beautiful Miombo woodlands in the Muchinga region of northern Zambia.
More than 150 FABI postgraduate students, research Fellows and staff members participated in the recent CPHB strategy session report back meeting.
FABI welcomed six new members joining the CPHB Internship in Phytosanitation and Biosecurity.
The FABI team had the pleasure to congratulate Kira Lynn on completing her PhD.
The recently appointed UP Vice Chancellor and Principal, Prof. Francis Petersen attended the Institute’s regular Monday Morning Meeting on 27 January
Plant ecophysiologist Dr Richard Hammond of the University of Florida presented a special seminar in FABI on 21 January.
FABI said goodbye to its 2024 cohort of Interns in the CPHB Internship Programme in Phytosanitation and Biosecurity during a ceremony on 17 February.
FABIans Dr Neriman Yilmaz and Prof. Cobus Visagie recently visited Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the Mycobiomics project.
FABI is a research partner in the recently launched five-year project ‘Management of forest pests and diseases of forest crops in Ethiopia’.
FABIans celebrated the end of another successful year at the yearend function held at the Sanlam Conference Centre on the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus.
FABI congratulates Prof. Mike Wingfield on being included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2024 for the eight consecutive year!
FABI is very proud of its four Mancom members (and one former member) that were recognised at the recent UP Academic Achievers’ Awards.
On 4 December, FABI hosted a visit by a group from Sappi’s Mpumalanga forestry operations.
FABI recently hosted a visit by Prof. Marc Stadler, and three of his PhD students from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Germany.