Vou Shutt’s prestige seminar marks a dozen PhDs completed at FABI
Vou Shutt successfully defended her PhD thesis on 21 November, marking the final stage of…
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FABI Postdoc appointed to The Innovation Hub Board
Dr Osmond Mlonyeni , who earlier this year completed his Ph.D in Genetics and is currently a…
CTHB team visits University of Venda
On 11-12 October a team from the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)…
FABI Professor attends workshop on microbial systematics
Between 28 and 31 October Prof Fanus Venter was invited to attend a National Science Foundation…
Key drivers of the CTHB’s mentorship and outreach programmes in 2018 speak about their inspiration and experiences
Mentorship at undergraduate and high school level have been the cornerstone of the CTHB ’s outreach…
FABI research work features on Carte Blanche
The popular South African current affairs and investigative journalism programme Carte Blanche…
FABI Director joins Chinese Academy of Forestry 60th anniversary celebrations
On 25-26 October, FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers attended the 60 th Anniversary Celebrations…
FABI shines at SASBi/SAGs conference
The Biennial joint SASBi/SAGS (South African Society for Bioinformatics/South African Genetics…
Multiomics to analyse the soil microbiome
Dr Richard Allen White III , a postdoctoral Fellow at Washington State University , visited FABI…
FABI presents a workshop on metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
During the week of 22-26 October, FABI hosted a workshop on metagenomic and metatransciptomic…
Chemical ecology field work at FABI
FABI postdoctoral Fellow Dr Marc Bouwer along with Dr Gabrielle Carstensen and MSc student Ashleigh…
The CTHB celebrates flagship mentoring and outreach programmes at its annual lunch
The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) celebrated the end of another…
FABI PostDocs visit Sappi Research Centre
Dr Tanay Bose and Dr Marc Bouwer are both in Sappi funded postdoctoral Fellowships in FABI, and…
Eminent plant pathologist presents a special seminar at FABI on cereal rust pathogens in Australia
Professor Robert Park of the Plant Breeding Institute at the University of Sydney shared highlights…
FABIans treated to seminars by Professor Randy Ploetz and Dr Michelle Ploetz
Professor Randy Ploetz and Dr Michelle Ploetz treated FABI ans to two seminars on 15 October. An…
Professor Morales Olmos discusses the economic impact of disease to the forestry sector in Uruguay
Professor Virginia Morales Olmos presented a special seminar at FABI on 10 October, titled “An…
The Avocado Research Programme hosts a series of lectures to commemorate its 10th year anniversary
To celebrate 10 years since its launch in 2008, students and postdoctoral Fellows of the Avocado…
Diseases of avocado in Australia under the spotlight at a special seminar in FABI
Dr Elizabeth Dann kicked off discussions on avocado research with a special seminar at FABI on 8…
Hunting for ambrosia beetles in Tzaneen
During the month of September, a team of FABIans went collecting beetles in the natural forests of…
FABI celebrates 11th PhD thesis in the bag at Erika Viljoen’s prestige seminar
Prior her PhD oral defence on 28 September, Erika Viljoen presented her prestige seminar at FABI in…