Nanette Christie passes her PhD oral examination!
On Thursday Nanette Christie (née Coetzer) gave her PhD prestige seminar and subsequently passed…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Prof Brenda Wingfield wins NSTF award
FABI was once again in the limelight at last night's 2013/14 NSTF-BHP Billiton gala dinner and…
Mondi and FABI representatives strategize in the fight against forest pests and diseases
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI has a 25 year long history of close…
FABI/CTHB delegation visits the University of Venda
Six faculty and student members of the Centre of Excellence for Tree Health Biotechnology traveled…
Steven Hussey flies through his PhD oral exam!
On Friday Steven Hussey presented his PhD prestige seminar that was followed by his oral…
FABI strengthens ties with China
Since the establishment of FABI in 1998, the institute has been involved in various collaborations…
FABIans visit Futuragene in China
During a recent visit to Shanghai, China, team members of FABI who attended the 13th International…
Six FABIans attend the 13th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (ICPPB) in China
Several staff and student members of FABI attended the 13th International Conference on Plant…
SAASTA officials visit FABI in bid to assist with science communication
On 19 June 2013 a correspondence piece, entitled Young scientists: Public engagement should start…
First FABI research paper in NATURE!
We congratulate Prof Zander Myburg and several other members of the FMG (Forest Molecular Genetics)…
Congratulations to Amy Wooding for completing her MSc Cum Laude!
As her thesis title states, Amy 's project investigated the “Sex determination and symbiont…
New book in honour of the late Prof Wally Marasas, Extraordinary Professor in FABI
A new visually, artistically and taxonomically interesting book, compiled by three mycologists with…
FABIans organize the 2014 SA Bioinformatics and Genetics Society Congress
A team of FABIans, under the leadership of Prof Zander Myburgh , are on the organizing committee of…
20th Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop held in FABI
During the past week (26-30 May 2014) the 20th Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop took place in FABI.…
DISEASE ALERT: A new disease of black wattle in South Africa
Earlier this year a new disease of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) was reported to the TPCP by…
Arista Fourie passes her MSc Cum Laude!
We are pleased to announce that Arista Fourie received a distinction for her MSc thesis entitled:…
FABIans take part in the UP open day
On Saturday 24 May an estimated 25 000 prospective students and their parents, friends and…
The CIRCUS is coming to FABI!
The chairperson for the FABI social club, Stephanie van Wyk , today announced the theme for this…
Mkhululi Maphosa passes his MSc: congratulations!
Mkhululi Maphosa this week received the results of his MSc thesis examination. The external…
Divine Shyntum succesfully defends his PhD
We congratulate Divine Shyntum on passing his PhD oral exam on Tuesday morning after his PhD…