Top science journalist visits FABI
Sarah Wild , Science Editor and multi-award winning journalist for the leading newspaper, The Mail…
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Population Genetics Guest Lecture
FABI was honoured to co-host a special seminar in partnership with Department of Genetics, by Dr…
FABI Fun at the TPCP/CTHB Team Building Event
The biennal TPCP/CTHB team-building event was held last week, as in recent years, at Kwalata in the…
The first FABI PhD graduate of 2015
In January 2015 Gudrun Dittrich-Schröder presented her PhD prestige seminar and passed her PhD…
Prof. Brenda Wingfield receives the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon medal
Prof. Brenda Wingfield was awarded the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal during the awards ceremony…
FABIans make an impact at the SASPP congress
From 18-21 January, the 49th congress of the Southern African Society of Plant Pathology (SASPP)…
International research team on termite ecology and evolution visits FABI
During the past week a team of eight researchers arrived in Pretoria for a 4-6 week stay in FABI.…
York Timbers CEO Visits FABI
FABI was honoured to host York Timbers CEO, Piet van Zyl, on 15 January. He was joined by the Group…
AIDS research leaders visit FABI
On Wednesday 14 January, FABI hosted a visit by Prof. Salim Abdool Karim , Director of CAPRISA…
Soil Biology Expert from China visits FABI
Dr Peter Mortimer , Associate Professor in the Soil Biology Group at the Kunming Institute of…
A Friend Falls in FABI
FABI was abuzz with activity when one of the large Carob ( Ceratonia siliqua ) trees in the…
Back to School with FABI
Over the past few years staff and students of FABI on an annual basis initiated, contributed and…
FABI kickstarts 2015 with a breakfast!
The start of the new academic year saw some 180 FABIans cram into the FABI auditorium where they…
FABI student wins the 2015 Grace Waterhouse Fellowship for research in the UK
The British Society of Plant Pathology (BSPP)/Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP)…
FABI says farewell to Vivienne Clarence
After 17 years of employment and dedication, is was with sadness and a heavy heart that FABIans bid…
Eminent American bacteriologist visits FABI
Prof Volker Brozel , Head of the Department of Biology and Microbiology , South Dakota State…
Sirex International Collaborative Project continues at Hogsback
FABI researchers Drs Jeff Garnas and Brett Hurley joined collaborators Ms Flora Krivak-Tetley and…
USA scientists visit FABI as part of Sirex collaborations
Prof Lori Eckhardt from the Faculty of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Science of the Auburn…
FABIans present talks at ICFR Field Day
Field research and regular interaction with industry stakeholders are two key activities of the…
A Focus on Insect Invasions
Insect invasions are growing in number and distribution rapidly. They increasingly threaten…