FABIans contribute more than 180 blankets to the TUKS FM Wooly Winter campaign 2013
On Friday last week members of the FABI social club loaded a FABI 4x4 to the brim with blankets and…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABI says goodbye to our longtime information specialist, Marié Theron
Since 2001, Marié Theron has been the Information Specialist in the UP Department of Library…
Bridging the ‘Innovation Chasm’ – Celebrating 25 years of the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP)
For many centuries, people all over the globe have been fascinated by the origin of species, which…
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Annual CTHB Research Meeting
Autumn is seen as the season of change. Apart from the figurative connotations, we also start to…
FABI leaders shine at the UP Academic Achievers Awards
The University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Awards function, held on Tuesday 6 May, is a…
Surprise party for FABI director’s 60th birthday
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Bertha-Lucia Castro successfully defends her PhD thesis: Congratulations!
Bertha Lucía Castro Caicedo yesterday presented her PhD prestige seminar in FABI, entitled Diseases…
Advanced Microscopy Course Held on 6 May 2014 for FABI Students
Earlier this year the need was identified for regular microscopy courses to assist and guide…
FABI also welcomes the new Honours students in Microbiology
Welcome to the 2014 Honours students of the Microbiology Department who will be doing their…
“The Winter Heater” FABI Blanket Drive 2014
FABIans, please join us for the annual FABI blanket drive! There are many people in South Africa…
FABI welcomes Genetics honours students of 2014
We would like to welcome the new Honours students from the Department of Genetics who will be doing…
Post Doctoral Fellowship opportunity in FABI for 2014-2016
A two year Post Doctoral Fellowship is available at the University of Pretoria related to a dynamic…
A successful Science Communication Workshop
On the 14th and 15th of April, 18 FABIans had the opportunity to participate in a Science…
Registration now open for Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop
Please note that the next Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop is scheduled for 26 30 May 2014. Please…
Seven PhD's, six MSc's and many more degrees awarded to FABIans at the Autumn Graduation Ceremony
FABI's presence was felt and seen at the Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the Faculty of Natural and…
Microsatellite Workshop held in FABI2
A two-day Introductory Microsatellite Workshop took place on 8 and 9 April 2014 in the…
Photo by FABI postdoc selected for exhibition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Dr Lucas Shuttleworth recently entered a photo in the Commonwealth Woods Photographic Competition .…
USDA Fellowship pushes forward research on grey leaf spot of maize
Prof Dave Berger from the Plant Science Department, Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology…
Two Masters students hand in their theses
Two Masters students handed in their theses for examination today. Arista Fourie's thesis title is…
FABI teamwork: almost 1500 genes annotated in 5 hours!
FABI is well known for using the power of many to get certain jobs done faster, more effectively…