Book fun at the FABI MMM
Many FABIans will be taking a well-deserved break during the December holiday period to recharge…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Prof. Mike Wingfield again included in the Highly Cited 2023
FABI is proud of Professor Mike Wingfield for being included in the Clarivate Web of Science Highly…
Workshop increases awareness and promotes discussion of forest health in Africa
A workshop on “Enhancing Forest Resilience to Invasive Species and Climate Change Impacts – Tools…
FMG hosts a Genomic Selection Indaba
On 25-26 October, the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme organized a Genomic Selection…
Prof. Fanus Venter attends the BISMiS meeting in China
Five years after the last meeting of the Bergey’s International Society for Microbial Systematics…
EPPI team undertakes the second large-scale field inoculation trial in 2023
The Eucalyptus Pine Pathogen Interactions (EPPI) team is undertaking an ongoing large-scale study…
Prof. Caterina Villari visits FABI
Professor Caterina Villari visited FABI on 20 October after concluding a 10-day visit to the…
Brenda Wingfield receives the Herschel Medal
The Royal Society of South Africa hosted an awards ceremony on the University of Pretoria ’s Future…
Dr Neriman Yilmaz attends the 14th World Mycotoxin Forum Conference
FABI Senior Research Fellow, Dr Neriman Yilmaz , attended the 14 th Conference of the World…
The GRP@FABI-UP attends the Grain SA Day of Celebration in Bothaville
On 20 September 2023, the GRP @ FABI extension officer, Lawrence Mataha attended the Grain SA Day…
FABI hosts a key meeting on combatting Sporidesmin Induced Liver Disease (SILD)
FABI hosted the Annual General Meeting of the Sporidesmin Induced Liver Disease (SILD) Programme on…
Prof. Noëlani van den Berg presents her Inaugural Address
Professor Noëlani van den Berg presented her Inaugural Address as a full Professor in the Faculty…
Prof. Sanushka Naidoo presents her Inaugural Lecture
The Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Biochemistry , Prof. Sanushka Naidoo…
FABIans honored at the UP Academic Achievers Awards
Several FABI academics were honored at the recent University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Awards…
FABIans are joined by RSA and USA colleagues for a final bark beetle microbiome workshop
A group of FABI researchers were recently joined by colleagues from various USA institutions and…
A fungal fiesta: Pine needle pathogen isolation jamboree
From 18 to 20 September, members of the T ree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) team…
MMM Presentation by SANBI researcher
FABI welcomed Dr Katelyn Faulkner as a guest speaker at the Monday Morning Meeting of 16 October.…
The International Macadamia Symposium and a research visit from Prof. Akinsanmi
Professor Olufemi Akinsanmi from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation…
UniVen students visit FABI
FABI welcomed 43 students from the University of Venda to the Institute on 3 September. This is the…
Félicitations Elisa!
Congratulations to Dr Elisa Pal on successfully completing all requirements for her PhD and being…