South African Kiwi Growers gather for Annual General Meeting at Future Africa
The South African Kiwi Growers Association convened its AGM at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa campus, hosted by FABI.
5 Sep 2023
4 Sep 2023
FABI’s tree health focus at the 2023 ICPP in Lyon, France
FABI’s participation in the 12th International Conference of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France was not only substantial but impressive.
1 Sep 2023
FABI organised the first “Agrobacterium mediated transformation of spore producing fungi” workshop
A workshop on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of spore-producing fungi was presented at FABI by Katharina Gasser from BOKU, Austria
1 Sep 2023
FABI fabulous at the International Congress of Plant Pathology
FABI had a strong presence at the ICPP 2023 with 19 delegates attending from the Institute.
1 Sep 2023
Plant and pathogen circadian clock discussions at FABI
Prof. Rachel Green visited FABI to discuss circadian clock oriented projects at FABI and her own research on plant circadian clocks' role in climate resilience.
31 Aug 2023
FABIan presents on the PSHB at the WESSA Friends Groups AGM
Dr Wilma Nel, manager of the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic, was invited to give a presentation on the PSHB at the WESSA Friends Groups AGM.
29 Aug 2023
FABIans on the Executive Committee of the ICPP
The Executive Committee of Plant Pathology met for two days, August before the start of the International Congress of Plant Pathology in Lyon.
28 Aug 2023
FABI represented at Plant Biology 2023
Professor Sanushka Naidoo attended the Plant Biology Conference in Savannah Georgia where she presented a research paper from her EPPI group.
28 Aug 2023
FABI participates in the Mondi National Science Week
The CPHB outreach team at FABI again participated in the Mondi Science Week, after a three-year absence due to the COVID pandemic.
17 Aug 2023
The fungi connection
A serendipitous meeting of FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers and graduate student Anne Oostlander in 2022 led to the start of a new research collaboration effort between FABI and the Centre for Biology at TUBS.
14 Aug 2023
Genetics research thrives north of the Arctic Circle
Prof. Dave Berger visited the Svanhovd Research Station in Norway to visit Dr Simo Maduna, a researcher with South African roots with whom he set up a collaborative research programme.
4 Aug 2023
A symphony of science at SPOOF
It was a Symphony of Science as FABI harmonized the world of music and outrageous discoveries at this year’s Society for the Presentation of Outrageous Findings.
2 Aug 2023
Cracking the fungal code: A genomics workshop for microbiologists
In the final week of July, Dr Andi Wilson and Dr Janneke Alyward joined forces to co-host a Genome Assembly Workshop for microbiologists at FABI.
1 Aug 2023
Building collaborations to study fungi and their mycotoxins
Professor Angel Medina-Vaya from Cranfield University recently visited FABI researchers Prof. Cobus Visagie and Dr Neriman Yilmaz.
31 Jul 2023
Farewell to Anne Pringle and David Johnson after a great 12-month sabbatical
On 26 July, a group of FABI staff and close friends gathered to bid farewell to Prof. Anne Pringle and David Johnson, who will soon return home to the United States.
24 Jul 2023
Genomics research strengthened by visit to VIB-UGhent, Belgium
Prof. Dave Berger was fortunate to spend a month of his sabbatical with the research group of Prof. Yves Van de Peer at the University of Ghent in Belgium.
21 Jul 2023
FABIans attend the 23rd Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa
Twenty four FABIans attended and presented at the recent 23rd Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa.
19 Jul 2023
FABI celebrates Mandela Day with 67 minutes of community service to conserve biodiversity
In celebration of Mandela Day, a group of FABIans, along with some colleagues from PSC, BGM and Bioinformatics, gathered at the Innovation Africa @UP campus to clear invasive weeds from an important research environment.
18 Jul 2023
FABIans attend the XVI SASSB conference
Five FABIANS attended the XVI Southern African Society for Systematic Biology’s (SASSB) conference in Stellenbosch.
17 Jul 2023
FABIans participate in producing a new forest entomology text book
Several FABIans have participated in the production of a new open access Forest Entomology text book.
11 Jul 2023
CAMCORE Associate Director visits FABI
Dr JJ Acosta, Associate Director of CAMCORE and Associate Professor at North Carolina State University visited FABI to explore opportunities for future collaboration.
10 Jul 2023
Two FABI postdocs receive University of Pretoria Senior Postdoctoral Fellowships
Two FABIans, Dr David Read and Dr Tanay Bose have each been awarded a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship by the University of Pretoria.
4 Jul 2023
Moving from young eucalypts to young pine for the National Forest Pest and Pathogen Surveillance strategy
A team from the TPCP, together with the Cropwatch Africa team, visited the southern Cape to test and implement protocols to survey young pine stands for pests and pathogens.
3 Jul 2023
An unexpected visit to the James Hutton Institute
While on sabbatical, Prof. Dave Berger, visited long‑standing collaborators at the James Hutton Institute/University of Dundee.
30 Jun 2023
The GRP Diagnostic Clinic attends Farmers Days in Limpopo and Mpumalanga
The GRP Diagnostic Clinic attended three Farmers Days to promote the clinic and make smallholder farmers aware of the diagnostic services the clinic offers to grain farmers.
28 Jun 2023
The GRP pest and disease extension and diagnostic clinic @FABI-UP celebrates another year of service to grain stakeholders
The GRP @FABI-UP's pest and disease extension and diagnostic clinic looks back on another successful year serving South African grain and oilseed producers.
21 Jun 2023
The Macadamia team presents at the SAMAC Research Networking Day
Several members of the Macadamia Protection Programme attended the SAMAC research networking day.
20 Jun 2023
Dr Wilma Nel appointed as the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic Manager
Dr Wilma Nel has been appointed as the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic Manager as from 1 June.
19 Jun 2023
First grass sampling expedition: FABI and Milk SA collaborate to uncover Pseudopithomyces insights in Eastern Cape dairy farms
Three FABIans recently visited dairy farmers in the Humansdorp region of the Eastern Cape to collect grass samples from pastures to investigate the presence of Pseudopithomyces chartarum.
14 Jun 2023
Mandy makes it six.
A hearty congratulations to Mandy Messal who is the sixth FABIan to complete their PhD in FABI this year.
13 Jun 2023
Continuous replanting could impact future productivity in short-rotation forestry
A group of FABI researchers published a study in the journal Current Forestry Reports that surmising that continuous replanting could impact future productivity in short-rotation forestry.
7 Jun 2023
Film crew visits FABI
FABI welcomed a team from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust that spent a morning at the Institute capturing video and stills footage for a corporate video.
6 Jun 2023
5 Jun 2023
Visit to Environmental Genomics group at Christian-Alberts University of Kiel
Prof. Dave Berger presented a seminar to the Environmental Genomics group as part of his visit to the Christian-Alberts University of Kiel in Germany.
1 Jun 2023
Post TPCP field trip connects academic research and training to industry needs
Leaders in the TPCP joined international visitors on a post-TPCP field trip to visit forestry and research partners, and reflect on the outcomes of the meeting and their relevance to the situation faced in the plantations and nurseries of industry partners.
31 May 2023
EPPI team performs the biggest impact evaluation from field inoculations of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana on different Eucalyptus genotypes
Members of the EPPI research group travelled to Kwambonabi in the KwaZulu-Natal province to evaluate and harvest one of the biggest in-field inoculations with the pathogen Crysoporthe austroafricana.