FABI’s Prof. Brett Hurley and Dr Mesfin Gossa and FAO’s Dr Shiroma Sathyapala and Natalia Cano organised a FISNA-hosted webinar titled “Forest Health & Wildlife: behaviour and effect of forest-damaging mammals”.
As part of their sabbatical research in the USA, FABI Professors Mike and Brenda Wingfield were joined by team members Dr Janneke Aylward and Dr Nam Pham to observe and sample Seiridium canker on Monterey Cypress trees.
The FABI Grain Research Programme Pest and Disease Extension and Diagnostics Clinic visited the maize and soybean trial plots in the Ngqeleni and Mthatha areas in the Eastern Cape Province.
The FABI Social Club went all-out to ensure the Easter Tea on the morning of 4 April was a resounding success.
Professor Dr André Drenth, from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, visited FABI recently.
IUFRO's Forest Health Division 7 recently hosted a three-day online webinar series to commemorate the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
FABI and the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology hosted a Plant Genomics and Evolution Symposium on 13 February.
Professors Mike and Brenda Wingfield, along with Dr Nam Pham, have been surveying Eucalyptus trees while at the University of Florida.
FABIans made a significant contribution to the recent SASPP biennial congress in the eastern Free State.
Congratulations to Julia Candotti on becoming the fourth FABIan to successfully complete their PhD studies this year.
The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and FABI were delighted to again co‑host Professor Eva Stukenbrock during her recent visit.
Professors Mike and Brenda Wingfield recently embarked on a six-month sabbatical in the USA, based at the University of Florida.
FABI said a sad goodbye to Dr Katrin Fitza at an informal farewell function in the FABI courtyard on 18 January.
Professor Dan Bebber of the University of Exeter presented a special seminar in FABI.
Dr Guy Sutton, a statistician and entomologist, from Rhodes University presented a two-day statistical course at FABI.
FABIans gathered in the Sanlam Auditorium on 15 January to celebrate the opening of the new academic year.
Dr Thabiso Motaung is set to co-author a ground-breaking paper on the latest guiding principles in Extracellular Vesicle (EV) research.
Congratulations to Nam Pham who successfully completed the requirements for a PhD degree on 10 January.
A hearty Selamat (congratulations) to Marthin from FABI on completing his PhD degree.
FABIans said a sad goodbye to Dr Elisa Pal at a farewell in the FABI courtyard on 5 December.
FABI and BGM hosted a week long research visit by Prof. Florence Hommais and her PhD student.
Ms. Anna Oostlander, a PhD candidate at the Technische Universität Braunschweig presented a talk at the FABI MMM on 27 November.
A hearty congratulations to Lazarus Takawira on completing his PhD and presenting his Prestige seminar.
Visiting Fulbright Fellow, Prof. Fikret Isik presented a workshop on categorical data analysis to FABIans.
FABI was honoured to host a visit by four members of the Office of Science and Technology of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of South Africa.
Prof. Slippers concluded and submitted a major proposal, along with German collaborators, that will fund a project to unravel the dynamics of mycobiomes in forests under climate change.
FABI Director, Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the inaugural African Conference on Agricultural Technology in Nairobi, Kenya.
FABI celebrated its 25th anniversary at a symposium hosted at Future Africa on the morning of 17 November.
Well-known botanist and author Prof. Ben-Eric van Wyk has generously donated a painting by his late father to the Institute.
FABI recognised excellence by members of the Institute at the recent FABI Awards ceremony.
The FABI book club returned with several suggestions for books to read during the forthcoming holiday period.
FABI is proud of Professor Mike Wingfield for being included in the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2023 for the seventh consecutive year.
Prof. Brett Hurley and Dr Mesfin Gossa attended and were co-organisers of a recent FISNA workshop in Kenya.
The FMG Programme recently organized a two-day Genomic Selection Indaba hosted by York Timbers.
Prof. Fanus Venter attended the BISMiS meeting and gave a presentation advocating for an all-inclusive approach when describing new bacterial species.
