Two PhD prestige seminar celebrations at FABI
Two PhD prestige seminars were presented in FABI during the past week. We congratulate Gerda Fourie…
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FABI delegation attends international tree invasion workshop
A delegation from the TPCP / CTHB research groups in FABI presented talks at an international…
Construction of a new semi-quarantine tunnel starts at the FABI Biocontrol Centre
During the past week, the construction of a new, state-of-the-art semi-quarantine tunnel started at…
Plant pathologist from Washington State University presents a special seminar at FABI
Prof. Tobin Peever of the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University, visited…
FABI celebrates ninth PhD degree pass for 2015
DongHyeon Lee presented his prestige seminar at FABI on November 4 th . It was a joyous occasion as…
FABI represented at the IUFRO Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees Conference in Turkey
The 14 th IUFRO Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees conference was held in Turkey from 12-18 October…
FABIans ‘floored’ at the first FAME Club seminars
With a name eerily similar to the novel and film Fight Club, it could put fear in the hearts of…
FABIan attends Sainsbury Lab Summer School
Brigitte Langenhoven , a PhD student in the Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research (CFPR) research group…
FABI tree health team visits colleagues at the China Eucalyptus Research Centre (CERC)
During the IUFRO Eucalyptus 2015 Conference held in Zhangjian city, in the Guangdong Province of…
Memorandum of Understanding established between FABI and CERC
The IUFRO Eucalyptus 2015 Conference provided the opportunity to sign an important memorandum of…
TPCP team members attend IUFRO Eucalypt Conference in China
The IUFRO Working Party 2.08.03 Eucalypt Conference took place in the Chinese city of Zhanjiang in…
FABI’s Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme hosts Merensky Foundation
The Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme (FTBP) at FABI hosted a one-day seminar for the members of…
GM food safety and allergies under the spotlight at seminar in FABI
A seminar at FABI on October 15 brought to the fore food safety issues (fears, regulations and…
FABI student excels at thesis competition
FABI PhD student, Erika Viljoen , scooped the second place prize at the 3-Minute Thesis…
Researchers from Mexico’s Institute of Ecology present joint special seminar at FABI
FABI hosted a special seminar by Drs Enrique Ibarra-Laclette and Claudia-Anahí Perez-Torres from…
FABIans sizzle at SciBraai Data Quest
It’s not often that scientists, technology junkies and journalists work and socialise together but…
Six FABIans participate in the 20th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference
Professors Mike Wingfield , Dave Berger , Brenda Wingfield , Pedro Crous and Dr Louise Shuey of…
FABI collaborates with researchers of Natural Resources Canada
Dr Marc Bouwer , a recent FABI graduate, had the opportunity visit the Great Lakes Forestry…
Extraordinary Professor Ian Toth deliveres two lectures at FABI
FABIans were treated to two seminars the past week by Extraordinary Professor Ian Toth of the James…
Plant science experts gather at UP for 2nd Annual DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium Africa
Scientists and industry leaders in plant science shared the latest advances in plant breeding at…