FABIan wins 3rd place prize in The South African Science Lens® photographic competition
FABI Research Fellow, Dr.
10 Mar 2020
6 Mar 2020
Ten interns welcomed into the CTHB
The DSI-NRF Centre for Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) in FABI welcomed 10 interns on 2 March.
5 Mar 2020
FABI opens its doors for undergraduate students to “meet the scientists”
The CTHB Outreach Team at FABI hosted “Meet the scientists” information sessions for undergraduate students at the University of Pretoria on 26 and 27 February.
5 Mar 2020
Macadamia Protection Program research visit to Australia
Macadamia Protection Programme research group leader, Dr Gerda Fourie, PhD candidate Angel Maduke and MSc student Ashleigh Smith visited research collaborators Prof. Andre Drenth and Prof. Femi Akinsanmi from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia, from 15-29 February.
5 Mar 2020
The Department of Plant and Soil Science casts the spotlight on plant health and food safety with an IYPH lecture series
In observing the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria hosted a seminar series on plant health and food safety at the FABI Auditorium on 2 March. Prof.
4 Mar 2020
CTHB welcomes 20 students into its Mentorship Programme
Twenty undergraduate students will gain hands-on scientific research experience as mentees in the CTHB Mentorship Programme.
3 Mar 2020
A celebration of women in science at the first TPCP-CTHB publication party in 2020
FABI celebrated the first publications in an ISI-rated scientific journal of four FABI postgraduate students in the TPCP and CTHB groups at a gathering on 27 February. Publications: Katumanyane A. Messal M. van Wyk S. Lynn K.
28 Feb 2020
Mike Wingfield starts sorting through the FABI slide collection
During the past week, FABI founding Director Prof. Mike Wingfield began the substantial task of sorting through his extensive 35mm slide archive housed at the Institute.
27 Feb 2020
Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research established at FABI
The Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research has been established at FABI within the Avocado Research Programme (ARP).
27 Feb 2020
FABIans participate in NRF-NSF funded bark beetle mycobiome network
The research team in FABI that works with bark and ambrosia beetles, are currently part of an international collaborative project with American peers, funded jointly by die National Research Foundation (NRF) and National Science Foundation (NSF).
26 Feb 2020
UP COO meets FABI
The University of Pretoria’s newly-appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sandile Mthiyane was welcomed to the FABI Monday morning meeting by Director Prof.
19 Feb 2020
Data Jamboree at FABI
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI hosted a “Data Jamboree” on 7 February that saw 44 students in the research programme spend the day capturing historical data from the disease clinic.
17 Feb 2020
FABIans attend the MycoSafe-South workshop
Three FABIans, Dr Neriman Yilmaz, Dr Felix Fru and Claudette Dewing attended the two-day MycoSafe-South workshop hosted by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in collaboration with Ghent University (GU) in Belgium, from 13-14 February.
12 Feb 2020
The Macadamia Protection Programme’s first survey for 2020
Dr Gerda Fourie, leader of the Macadamia Protection Programme at FABI along with postdoctoral Fellow Dr Arista Fourie, PhD candidate Angel Maduke and MSc students Ashleigh Smith, Dee Twiddy and Byron Sonnekus, recently visited various Macadamia growers in the Mpumalanga Province to conduct disease consultations, sample diseased material for new and on-going research projects and plan future field experiments.
11 Feb 2020
Building collaborations in Uganda
In January 2020, Prof. Brett Hurley and Dr Nicolas Kagimu visited Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
10 Feb 2020
FABIans talk science and earn two places in FameLab SA
Two FABIans have each earned a spot in the FameLab SA contest and they stand a chance to represent South Africa in the FameLab International finals in the United Kingdom.
7 Feb 2020
FABIans celebrate another PhD in the bag
FABI congratulates Robert Backer who marked the milestone of completing his PhD study with a prestige seminar on 6 February.
5 Feb 2020
Edgar Mangwende marks completing his PhD study with a seminar
Edgar Mangwende celebrated the milestone of completing his PhD study with a seminar at the Plant Sciences Complex Auditorium on 4 February.
4 Feb 2020
FABIan wins Best PhD award
FABI PhD graduate Dr Elrea Strydom was awarded the Protein Research Foundation’s “Best PhD Award of the Year 2018” at a ceremony at their head office in Woodmead, Johannesburg on 30 January.
3 Feb 2020
FABI’s ‘Gentle Giant’ passes his PhD
Congratulations to Jan Nagel on completing all the requirements for his PhD, becoming the second FABIan in as many days to achieve this milestone.
31 Jan 2020
Joey Hulbert becomes the first FABIan to complete his PhD in 2020
FABI would like to congratulate Joey Hulbert on becoming the first FABIan to successfully fulfill all requirements for completion of their PhD in 2020.
29 Jan 2020
Tree Planting goes on despite wet conditions
Forty eight students from the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI braved cool, wet and muddy conditions on the morning of 24 January to replant 1,500 seedlings into potting bags.
27 Jan 2020
PSHB is spreading in the Western Cape
Profs Roets and De Beer confirmed last week that the PSHB outbreak in the Western Cape is expanding.
24 Jan 2020
FABIans attend PAG Conference
The 28th Annual Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG XXVIII) was held in San Diego, USA from 11-15 January.
23 Jan 2020
Quentin Guignard wins CTHB-The Conversation writing competition
FABI PhD candidate Quentin Guignard bagged a R30,000 cash prize paid towards attending an international conference of his choice after winning a writing competition held in conjunction with the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and The Conversation Africa.
22 Jan 2020
FABI mancom members discuss strategy for 2020
Following discussions on the way forward for FABI in 2020, the Tree protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) management committee members briefed students and staff at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa campus on 17 January.
22 Jan 2020
FABI focusses on the United Nations 2020 International Year Of Plant Health
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH-2020). This will be "to raise awareness of the importance and impacts of plant health in addressing issues of global importance, including hunger, poverty, threats to the environment and economic development".
21 Jan 2020
Celebrating the Lunar New Year with Chinese friends
Professor Mike Wingfield, Founding Director of FABI and Prof. Brenda Wingfield (NRF SARCHi Chair in Fungal Genetics) had the honour of being invited by His Excellency Mr Lin Songtian, the Chinese Ambassador to South Africa, to attend a celebration of the 2020 Lunar New Year.
16 Jan 2020
FABIans look forward to outstanding science and exciting developments at 2020 opening and welcome breakfast
FABI will be the place to be in 2020 for plant health research and events marking the United Nation’s International Year of Plant Health (IYPH 2020) said Prof. Bernard Slippers at the Institute’s opening on 13 January.
6 Dec 2019
FABI participates in first annual meeting of the HOMED project
The First Annual Meeting of the HOMED project was held from 27-29 November in Padova, Italy.
6 Dec 2019
Two FABIans awarded the best presentation at the Zoology AGM
The University of Pretoria's Department of Zoology and Entomology held its annual general meeting on 28-29 November.
5 Dec 2019
Fifteen FABI PhDs for the year as Andi Wilson completes her PhD
Andi Wilson has become the 15th FABIan to successfully complete their PhD, thereby closing off a remarkable year for the Institute.
4 Dec 2019
FABIans feature at the French-SA Science and Innovation days
The French-South African Science and Innovation Days was held in the CSIR from 2-3 December.
29 Nov 2019
FABIans present at the Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference
The Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) celebrated its 50th anniversary at their 22nd Biennial conference in Melbourne from 25-28 November. They met up with a number of FABIans at the meeting.
28 Nov 2019
FABI academics end the year on a high
FABI has ended the year on a high with the promotion of staff members and international recognition as leaders in their field.
27 Nov 2019
FABI celebrates 14th PhD success at Miekie Human’s prestige seminar
FABI congratulates Miekie Human, who on 25 November marked the successful completion of her PhD thesis with a prestige seminar.