FABIan wins runner-up poster award at the International Sunflower Conference in Serbia
FABI PhD candidate, Phrasia Mapfumo , presented a poster at the 20 th International Sunflower…
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FABI attends the 20th International Sunflower Conference in Serbia
FABI senior lecturer, Dr Nicky Creux , and PhD student, Ms Phrasia Mapfumo attended the 20 th…
New MoU signed between FABI and Research Institute of Fast Growing Trees in China
FABI celebrated a 17-year partnership with the Chinese Academy of Forestry ’s Research Institute of…
Can you sense how I stink?
Professor Trudi Joubert , Director of the Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics…
Hooray for a pine needle fungal isolation jamboree!
From 16 to 18 May a few members of the TPCP team, together with plant pathologist and FABI…
Dr Carlos Rodas examines Western Cape disease problems
Dr Carlos Rodas , long-time FABI collaborator arrived in South Africa early in May to attend and…
The GRP extension team completes a maize ear rot survey in the Eastern Cape
The Grain Research Program (GRP) team ( Dr Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle , Carlynn Jacobs , Vinolia Danki…
Neriman Yilmaz attends the 13th Conference of the World Mycotoxin Forum
FABI Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Neriman Yilmaz attended the 13 th Conference of the World…
NGRP Team visits CropWatch Africa at Komatipoort
On 17-18 May, the FABI Grain Research Programme (GRP) extension team consisting of Dr David Read ,…
Jane Chepsergon celebrates the successful completion of her PhD
Congratulations to Jane Chepsergon on successfully completing her PhD! Jane presented her Prestige…
Microbes from extreme environments discussed at the FABI International Seminar Series
Dr Claudia Coleine of the University of Tuscia, Italy presented a fascinating talk entitled…
Ethiopian researchers visit FABI, ICFR and local forestry companies
Researchers from the Ethiopian Environment and Forestry Research Institute (EEFRI) , Dr Agena…
TPCP Symposium returns to an in-person event
The 33 rd annual meeting of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF Centre of…
Grain Research Program (GRP) talk science at NAMPO 2022
NAMPO Harvest Day is one of the largest agricultural exhibitions in the country and possibly the…
TechWomen fellow Flora Adachi Asibe spends seven-week internship at FABI
Flora Asibe, a PhD student from IITA , Nigeria completed a TechWomen fellowship hosted by Prof.…
NGRP hosts its first research day
On 9 May the National Grain Research Programme hosted its first research day at the University of…
FABI students and staff shine at Bio2022 Conference
The South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) and the South African Genetics Society (SAGS)…
Up&Out welcomed to FABI
On 21 April, the FABI TREE House welcomed special guests Up&Out for its last session. The TREE…
The most destructive citrus pathogen highlighted in the FABI International Seminar Series
Plant virologist Dr Svetlana Folimonova presented her talk “Understanding cross-protection by…
Catch me if you can!
During March and April, PhD candidate Elisa Pal from the Macadamia Protection Programme (MaPP)…