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.
Prof. Paul Esker of Penn State University presented a special seminar in FABI on 20 May,
On 10 May 10, the UP's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences held a successful event celebrating the UN-designated International Day of Plant Health (IDPH).
Profs Mike and Brenda Wingfield and Dr Nam Pham, recently had the great opportunity to attend and participate in a two day-long graduate student symposium at the University of Florida.
FABIans recently spent an evening with Dr Jiri Hulcr and other members of his research team at UF on a final pine-bark beetle collecting visit to UF’s Ordway-Swisher experimental forest.
Congratulations to all the FABI graduates that were capped at the University of Pretoria’s Autumn graduation in May.
Prof. Dave Berger attended the 35th SANSOR Congress which was held recently in the Cape.
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI celebrated its 35th Annual Meeting at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Future Africa Campus on 7-8 May.
Dr Nicky Creux and the FABI social media team hosted a hybrid Publishing Workshop in partnership with eLife on 8 May.
Two new pests of Wattle (Acacia mearnsii) plantation trees have been detected by the TPCP field extension and diagnostic services.
FABI hosted a delegation of four senior representative of the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN).
Eighteen undergraduate students have joined the 2024 CPHB-FABI Mentorship Programme.
FABIans Prof. Brett Hurley and Innocent Rakubu attended a congress in Spain to celebrate a century of the discovery of Steinernema kraussei Steiner.
FABI congratulates Dr Firehiwot Eshetu on the successful completion of her PhD degree.
Some 60 FABIans gathered at the University of Pretoria’s LC de Villiers sports campus on the afternoon of 15 April to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day.
Dr Jeb Owen presented an interesting and thought-provoking seminar “Using art to scaffold systems thinking and biomedical career pathways in young learners” at FABI’s Monday Morning Meeting.
The newly-developed Sirex egg activation technique, developed by FABI researchers, is highlighted in a news item by Nature Africa.
A group of 14 FABI-UP students and staff members attended the National Grain Research programme's 3rd Annual Research Day.