Celebrating the outrageous at SPOOF 2015
The 19th annual meeting of the Society for the Presentation of Outrageous Findings (SPOOF) was held…
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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABI students help organise the 2015 DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium
After the success of the first DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium hosted in 2014, the University of…
2015 poster on South African forestry pests and diseases released
The 2015 edition of the annual poster on South African forestry pests and diseases has been…
FABIan making the news
We recently reported on Prof. Zander Myburg , group leader of the Forest Molecular Research…
Extraordinary Professor from Australia visits FABI
FABI is thrilled to welcome back Prof. Treena Burgess , a longtime friend and collaborator of FABI,…
FABI student attends the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany
Between 28 June to 3 July 2015, FABI PhD student Osmond Mlonyeni had the privilege to attend the…
Grade 9 learners doing work shadowing at FABI
In an effort to better prepare their students for the important decision of choosing subjects for…
FABIan presented with a prestigious award
The Director of the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme , Prof. Zander Myburg , has been…
FABI Graduate presents a seminar on heliotropism
FABI and the Department of Genetics welcomed plant molecular biologist Dr Nicky Creux who presented…
UP with Science participants in the CTHB present a research project
High school learners from various schools participating in the University of Pretoria’s UP with…
Sixth FABI PhD Celebration for 2015
FABI congratulates Jeanne Korsman who presented her prestige seminar entitled "Molecular responses…
Plant pathologist from the University of Copenhagen delivers a lecture at FABI
Prof. David Collinge of the Department of Plant and Environmental Science at the University of…
FABIans Attend the 16th Annual Fusarium Laboratory Workshop in Kansas
Professor Emma Steenkamp and PhD students Darryl Herron and Gerda Fourie attended the 16th Annual…
Special Seminar by French Plant Bacteriologist
Dr. Marie-Agnès Jacques from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research – Institut…
Fifth FABI PhD Graduate for 2015
FABI would like to congratulate Tania Weller-Stuart on passing her PhD examination. Tania becomes…
A FABIan becomes an Africa Science Leadership Programme Fellow
FABI member, Dr Eshchar Mizrachi is one of twenty outstanding scientists from across Africa to be…
Chinese Science and Technology Counsellor visits FABI
During the past week, Prof. Mike Wingfield and some senior academic staff members of FABI hosted…
FABI welcomes DTI delegation
Last week FABI welcomed a visiting delegation from the South African Department of Trade and…
Three FABIans attend the FEMS Microbiology congress in the Netherlands
Two FABI staff members, Profs Fanus Venter and Emma Steenkamp , and PhD student Annie Chan ,…
FABI contributes 278 blankets to TuksFM Woolly Winter campaign
The annual FABI Blanket Drive has exceeded the target for 2015 with 278 blankets collected. The…