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FABI, the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, at the University of Pretoria, is a post-graduate research institute that was established in 1997.

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FABI's Core Mission

Advance the fields of biotechnology and information technology in plant science through research of the highest possible calibre.
Promote advanced education in these fields as it relates to forestry, agriculture and the environment.
Produce new and improved products and services to support competitiveness and resilience of plant based industries.
Impact plant productivity and resilience, environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation through a transdisciplinary approach.
In partnership with industries and government, provide both short and longer term benefits to the forestry and agricultural sectors of South Africa and beyond.

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Academic Staff and Research Leaders

Total: 37

Prof Bernard Slippers

FABI

Director of FABI

Prof Fanus Venter

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Deputy Director of FABI

Prof Yusuf Abdullahi Ahmed

Zoology and Entomology

Associate Professor

Prof Irene Barnes

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Professor

Prof Noelani van den Berg

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Prof Dave Berger

Plant and Soil Sciences

Professor

Dr Khumbuzile Bophela

Plant and Soil Sciences

Lecturer

Prof Martin Coetzee

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Professor

Prof Teresa Coutinho

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Professor

Prof Tuan Duong

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Professor

Prof Gerda Fourie

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Associate Professor

Prof Michelle Greve

Plant and Soil Sciences

Prof Almuth Hammerbacher

Zoology and Entomology

Associate Professor

Prof Brett Hurley

Zoology and Entomology

Professor

Prof Tjaart Krüger

Physics

Associate Professor

Dr Honest Machekano

Zoology and Entomology

Dr Robert Mangani

Plant and Soil Sciences

Prof Albe van der Merwe

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Associate Professor

Prof Eshchar Mizrachi

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Professor

Prof Lucy Moleleki

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Senior Lecturer

Dr Thabiso Motaung Motaung

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Lecturer

Prof Sanushka Naidoo

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Dr David Livingstone Nsibo

Plant and Soil Sciences

Lecturer

Dr Nicky Olivier

Plant and Soil Sciences

Senior Lecturer

Prof Christian W. W. Pirk

Zoology and Entomology

Dr David Read

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Research Fellow

Prof Catherine Sole

Zoology and Entomology

Professor

Prof Emma Steenkamp

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Professor

Dr Velushka Swart

Plant and Soil Sciences

Lecturer

Prof Cobus Visagie

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Associate Professor

Prof Juan Vorster

FABI

Associate Professor

Prof Jacquie van der Waals

Plant and Soil Sciences

Extra-ordinary Professor

Prof Chris Weldon

Zoology and Entomology

Professor

Dr Markus Wilken

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Lecturer

Prof Brenda Wingfield

Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

DST / NRF SARChI Chair in Fungal Genomics

Prof Mike Wingfield

FABI

Founding Director of FABI

Dr Neriman Yilmaz

FABI

Senior Lecturer