A film team visited FABI on 16 September to record an interview with Prof. Mike Wingfield who was awarded the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Annual Theme Award: Plant Health. This Special Annual Theme Award, recognising the 2020 United Nations International Year of Plant Health (IYPH-2020). The video is part of a series profiling this year’s award winners and is aimed at high school learners to inspire (and encourage) them to follow a career in science and technology. In the interview Mike described how his grandfather, who was a forester, sparked an interest in natural science that ultimately led to him pursuing a career in science. He also described his research and that done at FABI and how this has important implications for the agricultural and forestry industries in South Africa and globally.