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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute

FABIans help to clean up the campus

FABIans help to clean up the campus

When the UP campus opened today after the past week’s disruptions, a group of FABIans rolled up…

FABI Professor appointed as the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) South African ambassador

FABI Professor appointed as the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) South African ambassador

FABI would like to congratulate Professor Teresa Coutinho who has been appointed as the American…

FABIans attend joint SAAB and SASSB Conference

FABIans attend joint SAAB and SASSB Conference

The joint 2016 conference for the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) and the Southern…

CTHB roadshow showcases student research projects from UFS and Univen

CTHB roadshow showcases student research projects from UFS and Univen

FABI hosted eight postgraduate students and their supervisors from the University of the Free State…

Visiting collaborator delivers talk on Sirex invasions

Visiting collaborator delivers talk on Sirex invasions

PhD student at Dartmouth College and FABI collaborator, Flora Krivak-Tetley , delivered a seminar…

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FABIans participate in the 36th New Phytologist Symposium

FABIans participate in the 36th New Phytologist Symposium

Dr Bridget Crampton ( Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group ) and PhD student, Velushka Swart (…

FABIans plant thousands of Eucalyptus cuttings

FABIans plant thousands of Eucalyptus cuttings

Nimble fingers made light work of a day spent planting Eucalyptus cuttings at the FABI Nursery. The…

FABIan attends EMBO Conference in Spain

FABIan attends EMBO Conference in Spain

Aquillah Kanzi , a PhD student of the TPCP research group in FABI, attended the EMBO Conference in…

FMG hosts its fourth annual research symposium at UP

FMG hosts its fourth annual research symposium at UP

The fourth annual research meeting of the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme was held at the…

Canadian Forest Service scientists helps grow capacity in chemical ecology at FABI

Canadian Forest Service scientists helps grow capacity in chemical ecology at FABI

Dr. Jeremy Allison of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) visited FABI between 3-23 November to work…

Macadamia growers visit FABI

Macadamia growers visit FABI

FABI recently hosted a visit by board members of the Southern African Macadamia Growers’…

CTHB marks a decade of mentorship programmes

CTHB marks a decade of mentorship programmes

A celebratory breakfast marking ten years since the launch of two outreach programmes affiliated to…

FABIan engages homeschool students in research project

FABIan engages homeschool students in research project

Combining educational outreach with hypothesis driven research is Joey Hulbert’s goal with Cape…

FABIans visit Shizouka University, Japan

FABIans visit Shizouka University, Japan

As part of a joint research grant funded under the NRF/JST Agreement on Cooperation in Science and…

Two more biocontrol agents arrive at the FABI biocontrol centre

Two more biocontrol agents arrive at the FABI biocontrol centre

Biological control is one of the most important strategies to manage the increasing number of…

FABI celebrates 18th anniversary at the Annual Year-End Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

FABI celebrates 18th anniversary at the Annual Year-End Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

The 2015 FABI year-end gala dinner and awards ceremony was indeed a ‘monumental’ occasion!…

22nd Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop in FABI

22nd Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop in FABI

The 22nd Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop took place in FABI from 9 to 13 November 2015. The…

FMG researchers represent FABI and UP at 11th International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) meeting and visit FuturaGene,

FMG researchers represent FABI and UP at 11th International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) meeting and visit FuturaGene, Brazil

Fabians in the Forest Molecular Genetics Programme (FMG) , Prof. Zander Myburg , Drs. Sanushka…

Canadian fungal molecular biologist presents special seminar at FABI

Canadian fungal molecular biologist presents special seminar at FABI

Professor Louis Bernier from the Université Laval in Québec City, Canada presented a special…