FABIans search for Sporothrix species associated with local mining operations
Fungi in the genus Sporothrix are well-known associates of insects and other arthropods that infest…
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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
SASSY Project kicks off in the southern Cape
South Africa is one of the most biologically-diverse countries in the world but remains…
Two FABIans attend an insect rearing course in Stellenbosch
FABI ans Amy Collop (Technical assistant at the Biological Control Facility) and PhD candidate…
Maintaining strong relations between FABI and the Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Professor Bernard Slippers visited Prof. Jeremy Alliso n between 17 and 24 March at the Great Lakes…
Monitoring PSHB infestations in Pecan nut orchards
From 27 February to 2 March, Prof. Wilhelm de Beer , PhD candidate Elisa Pal as well as the…
FABI co-hosts a webinar on forest invasive species in Africa
The Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA) was established under the auspices of the…
First publications celebrated at the Publication Party
FABI has a long tradition of celebrating the first publications by students in the DSI-NRF Centre…
FABIan presents at IPPS 25th Annual Conference
The International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS) is a global network of professionals with an…
Supercomputing, AI, and large-scale systems biology discussed at the joint FABI-SASSB seminar
FABI hosted a joint webinar with the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology (SASSB) on…
Building linkages with insect gene editing labs at Imperial College London and Biocentis
On 13 and 14 February Prof. Bernard Slippers and Dr Gudrun Dittrich-Schröder met with researchers…
FABIans return from their sabbatical
FABI ans, Dr Neriman Yilmaz and Prof. Cobus Visagie (and their daughter Luna) recently travelled to…
FABIans visit Germany as part of Mycobiomics and Marie Curie collaboration
FABI ans, Dr Lavinia Kisten , Ms. Jenna-Lee Price and Ms. Nombulelo Qikani , recently visited the…
FLAIR recipients attend meetings in London at the Royal Society
Future Leaders African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellowship recipients Dr Gudrun…
Kiwi Plant Protection Programme launched
The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) and the South African Kiwi Growers…
FABI members at the South African Sclerotinia Research Network workshop
The last few very wet seasons, while welcomed by many, also brought with them major sclerotinia…
FABI instrumental in reviving the African Mycological Association
FABI an, Prof. Irene Barnes chaired a meeting on 23 January aimed at reviving the African…
FABI welcomes the 2023 interns
FABI welcomed eight new members that join the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health…
FABI Interns graduate
FABI celebrated the accomplishments of nine interns in the FABI Internship in Phytosanitation and…
Congratulations Privilege!
Congratulations to Privilege Makunde on successfully completing his PhD. He had received his…
FABI opening celebrates 25 years of research excellence
FABI ’s official opening, held on 16 January in the University of Pretoria’s Sanlam Auditorium,…