A day-long visit to forests of Czech Republic with Prof. Libor Jankovsky
During his recent visit to Europe, Prof. Mike Wingfield had the opportunity to meet with colleague…
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A brief forest pathology tour of south Estonia
As part of his participation in the 2019 International Forestry Students’ Symposium (IFSS) , Prof.…
IUFRO President meets with international forestry students in Estonia
FABI Professor and IUFRO President Mike Wingfield participated in the first day of the two-week…
FABI PhD candidate presents a special seminar on how Sirex noctilio sees colour
PhD candidate Quentin Guignard presented a special seminar on the visual system of the European…
FABIans attend the 18th Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI)
The biennial Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) , hosted by the International…
FABIans celebrate the prestige seminars of two cassava “musketeers”
FABI ans celebrated two prestige seminars on 24 July. Both presentations cast the spotlight on…
Significant FABI presence at ESSA Congress
The 21 st Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA) with the theme…
FABIans celebrate Arista Fourie’s prestige seminar – the eighth in 2019
FABI congratulates Arista Fourie who fulfilled all the requirements for a PhD degree, the eighth…
Insects on the menu at the FABI Entomology Journal Club social
The Entomology Journal Club (EJC) in FABI is going strong with 25 enthusiastic members and…
Modelling Workshop hosted by FABI
FABI hosted a simulation modelling workshop led by two leaders in the field, Dr Serge Savary and Dr…
FABIans enter the Magic Kingdom at SPOOF 2019
Disney’s Magic Kingdom welcomed FABI ans for this year’s annual meeting of the Society for the…
Developing collaboration with colleagues at UNESP Brazil
During a recent visit to Brazil, Prof. Mike Wingfield had the opportunity to visit colleagues in…
FABIans attend the science “Oscars”
A team of ten FABI ans including FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the 21 st annual…
Professor Mike Wingfield interviewed by China’s biggest daily newspaper
FABI founding Director and current IUFRO President, Professor Mike Wingfield was this past week…
Zander Myburg wins prestigious Forest Biotechnologist of the Year Award
Professor Zander Myburg , research leader of the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Research Group in…
FABI Celebrates first publications by students
FABI celebrated the first publication of a paper in an ISI-rated scientific journal by four…
IFSA South Africa regional meeting in George
The South African Regional Meeting (SARM) of the International Forestry Students’ Association…
Looking into the eyes of the European woodwasp, Sirex noctilio
FABI PhD candidate Quentin Guignard recently returned from a three week visit to the University of…
Monitoring plant health in botanic gardens and arboreta across South Africa
Recently, Drs Mesfin Gossa and Trudy Paap assessed plant health in eight gardens across South…
FABIans celebrate another PhD in the bag at Chrizelle Beukes’s prestige seminar
Chrizelle Beukes successfully defended her PhD thesis on 18 June, fulfilling all the requirements…