Sirex research features in Mail & Guardian
Sarah Wild , multiaward-winning science journalist, published an extensive article on the combat…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABIans at the IUFRO Board Meeting and Bio-Economy symposium in Vienna
FABI was well represented at the IUFRO expanded Board Meeting held in Vienna, Austria, on 15-16…
FABI professor gives plenary lecture at conference in the UK
Prof. Teresa Coutinho of the TPCP research group in FABI and member of the Department of…
A busy year for the CMW Culture Collection
It has been a very busy start to the year for the staff managing the CMW Fungal Culture Collection…
First publications of FABI students in ISI-rated journals celebrated
The TPCP-CTHB groups in FABI have a tradition of officially celebrating the first publication of a…
High school students visit FABI
FABI hosted two groups of High School students over the past two weeks. The Grade 11 Life Sciences…
Many hands make light work
In a joint effort, staff and students again showed that many hands make light work at the year’s…
Africa Science Leadership Program (ASLP) launched at the University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Global Young Academy and Robert Bosch Stiftung…
American student to start a citizen science research project at FABI
In April 2015, Joey Hulbert will join FABI as a PhD student in the Department of Microbiology and…
TPCP/CTHB Diagnostic Clinic heads to Limpopo and Mpumalanga for a week of in-field training
The TPCP/CTHB Diagnostic Clinic serves the member companies of the TPCP with diagnoses and advice…
The 2015 CTHB mentorship program kicks off with a meet-and-greet
The DST/NRF Centre for Tree Health and Biotechnology (CTHB) has been running a highly successful…
Launch of FABI’s annual Blanket Drive
FABI has launched its annual Blanket Collection campaign and aims to collect 200 blankets this…
Two Centres of Excellence join forces in research on La Reunion Island
FABI, the DST-NRF Centres of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and Invasion Biology…
FABI PhD student to attend the 2015 Lindau meeting
A PhD student in FABI, Osmond Mlonyeni , has been chosen as a 2015 Lindau Fellow to attend the 65th…
Tim Noakes Lectures at TUKS
A host of FABIans were part of the audience of more than 250 people that filled the Sanlam…
First PhD graduate from the Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme
FABI would like to congratulate Bianca Reeksting on passing her PhD exam this week! She presented a…
Double Distinctions for two FABI MSc students
We would like to congratulate Erik Visser and Danielle Roodt for both passing their MSc degrees…
Myrtle rust pathogen, Puccinia psidii, spreading in South Africa
The non-native rust pathogen of Eucalyptus and other Myrtaceae, Puccinia psidii , was first…
Encouraging Results in FABI/TPCP Biocontrol Programme
The fight against the ravages of the Bronze Bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus in commercial Eucalyptus…
FABI Launches Partnership with CBS
FABI has entered into a research partnership agreement with the Centraalbureau voor…