22 Nov 2023

Prof. Mike Wingfield again included in the Highly Cited 2023

FABI is proud of Professor Mike Wingfield for being included in the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2023 for the seventh consecutive year.


16 Nov 2023

Workshop increases awareness and promotes discussion of forest health in Africa

Prof. Brett Hurley and Dr Mesfin Gossa attended and were co-organisers of a recent FISNA workshop in Kenya.


15 Nov 2023

FMG hosts a Genomic Selection Indaba

The FMG Programme recently organized a two-day Genomic Selection Indaba hosted by York Timbers.


14 Nov 2023

Prof. Fanus Venter attends the BISMiS meeting in China

Prof. Fanus Venter attended the BISMiS meeting and gave a presentation advocating for an all-inclusive approach when describing new bacterial species.


9 Nov 2023

EPPI team undertakes the second large-scale field inoculation trial in 2023

The EPPI team completed the second large scale inoculation trial as part of a study that aims to identify DNA markers associated with resistance against Chrysoporthe austroafricana


8 Nov 2023

Prof. Caterina Villari visits FABI

Professor Caterina Villari visited FABI on 20 October after concluding a 10-day visit to the Western Cape to attend the fifth meeting of the Bark Beetle Mycobiome Network Project in South Africa.


7 Nov 2023

Brenda Wingfield receives the Herschel Medal

Prof. Brenda Wingfield received the prestigious John F.W. Herschel Medal at the recent Royal Society of South Africa Awards ceremony.


6 Nov 2023

Dr Neriman Yilmaz attends the 14th World Mycotoxin Forum Conference

FABI Senior Research Fellow, Dr Neriman Yilmaz, recently attended the 14th World Mycotoxin Forum Conference in Antwerp, Belgium.


3 Nov 2023

The GRP@FABI-UP attends the Grain SA Day of Celebration in Bothaville

GRP@FABI extension officer, Lawrence Mataha attended the Grain SA Day of Celebration at NAMPO Park in Bothaville.


2 Nov 2023

FABI hosts a key meeting on combatting Sporidesmin Induced Liver Disease (SILD)

FABI hosted the Annual General Meeting of the Sporidesmin Induced Liver Disease (SILD) Programme on 19 October.


1 Nov 2023

Prof. Noëlani van den Berg presents her Inaugural Address

Prof. Noëlani van den Berg presented her Inaugural Address as a full Professor on 26 October.


31 Oct 2023

Prof. Sanushka Naidoo presents her Inaugural Lecture

Prof. Sanushka Naidoo presented her Inaugural Lecture as a full Professor in the University of Pretoria’s Senate Hall on 17 October.


30 Oct 2023

FABIans honored at the UP Academic Achievers Awards

Several FABI academics were honored at the recent University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Awards ceremony on 19 October.


27 Oct 2023

FABIans are joined by RSA and USA colleagues for a final bark beetle microbiome workshop

A group of FABI researchers were recently joined by colleagues from various USA institutions and Stellenbosch University for the fifth in-person meeting of the Bark Beetle Mycobiome network project


26 Oct 2023

A fungal fiesta: Pine needle pathogen isolation jamboree

members of the TPCP team gathered for a workshop to isolate putative pathogenic fungi from pine needles.


20 Oct 2023

MMM Presentation by SANBI researcher

FABI welcomed Dr Katelyn Faulkner, senior scientist at SANBI, as a guest speaker at the Monday Morning Meeting.


11 Oct 2023

The International Macadamia Symposium and a research visit from Prof. Akinsanmi

Prof. Olufemi Akinsanmi from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation recently visited members of the Macadamia Protection Program (MaPP).


10 Oct 2023

UniVen students visit FABI

FABI welcomed 43 students from the University of Venda to the Institute on 3 September.


9 Oct 2023

Félicitations Elisa!

Congratulations to Dr Elisa Pal on successfully completing all requirements for her PhD and being capped at the University of Pretoria’s Spring Graduation Ceremony on 5 September.


3 Oct 2023

Brett Hurley delivers his Inaugural Address

Professor Brett Hurley presented his inaugural address marking his promotion to full Professorship on Tuesday 26 September.


2 Oct 2023

FABI hosts visitors on a Southern Africa Biotechnology study tour

FABI hosted a visit by a group of researchers, scientific regulators and Members of Parliament from Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zambia as well as representatives of the USDA and Croplife SA.


27 Sep 2023

FABIans attend IUFRO Working Group meeting on Southern Hemisphere plantation health

Four FABians attended the recent IUFRO "Novel and classical strategies to manage forest health in plantations" meeting in Brazil.


26 Sep 2023

Dr Nicky Creux wins a Ben Barrs Spotlight Award from eLife

Dr Nicky Creux has won a Ben Barrs Spotlight Award that will allow her to attend the International Sunflower Conference in China in 2024.


19 Sep 2023

Amy returns from RAIZ

Amy Collop returned from a recent trip to RAIZ where she gained first-hand experience rearing a potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus snout beetle.


18 Sep 2023

FABIan presents at the NSSA symposium

Innocent Rakubu, a Ph.D. candidate in FABI attended the NSSA Symposium where he also won an award for his presentation.


15 Sep 2023

FABIans welcome Spring!

ABI welcomed Spring at the Institute's its annual Spring Day tea on 15 September.


15 Sep 2023

Maize disease outreach extends to Kenya

Building on maize disease outreach activities with smallholder farmers in South Africa, two FABIans represented the University of Pretoria in farmer outreach activities in Kenya.


14 Sep 2023

Lydia celebrates 20 years at FABI

FABI celebrated Lydia Twala’s 20 year service anniversary at a gathering of friends and colleagues on 8 September.


13 Sep 2023

Congratulations to our Spring graduates!

A hearty congratulations to all the FABI graduates who were capped at the University of Pretoria’s Spring Graduation ceremony.


12 Sep 2023

Well done Deborah!

Well done to Deborah Narh Mensah on completing her PhD degree.


12 Sep 2023

Rianie retires

FABI said goodbye to Librarian Rianie van der Linde at the Monday Morning Meeting on 4 September following her recent retirement from UP.


8 Sep 2023

FABI increases the number of drone pilots in the Remote Sensing in Plant Health satellite lab

Josias Letaoana, a TPCP field extension officer, recently completed a Remote Pilot Licence (RPL) adding an additional pilot to the remote sensing team.


6 Sep 2023

FABI team members participate in an important forest pathology event

Several FABIans participated in a fieldtrip organised by the ISPP Forest Pathology Subject Matter Committee, chaired by FABI Professor Irene Barnes.


5 Sep 2023

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.


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