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FABI MSc graduate scoops international wood science innovation award

FABI MSc graduate scoops international wood science innovation award

FABI MSc graduate, Martin Wierzbicki scooped the 2018/2019 Blue Sky Young Researchers and…

FABI home to the Mike Wingfield Library

FABI home to the Mike Wingfield Library

FABI is now home to the Mike Wingfield Library , a collection of more than 1300 books donated to…

Post TPCP meetings field trip

Post TPCP meetings field trip

Dr Trudy Paap and Prof. Brett Hurley led the traditional field trip that follows the Annual TPCP…

Gearing up for a pest and pathogen arms race

Gearing up for a pest and pathogen arms race

Complacency about forest pests and pathogens could lead to the decimation of native forests…

Prof. Mike Wingfield shares insights on running a successful tree health programme

Prof. Mike Wingfield shares insights on running a successful tree health programme

After nearly three decades at the helm of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme , Prof. Mike…

The power of partnerships, basic research and new technologies highlighted at the 30th Annual Meeting of the TPCP

The power of partnerships, basic research and new technologies highlighted at the 30th Annual Meeting of the TPCP

The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme ( TPCP ) hosted its 30 th annual meeting at the…

The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology celebrates 15 years of tree health res

The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology celebrates 15 years of tree health research

The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology ( CTHB ) hosted its 15 th annual…

FABI at the IUFRO Shoot, Leaf And Wilt Diseases Meeting in Italy

FABI at the IUFRO Shoot, Leaf And Wilt Diseases Meeting in Italy

FABI enjoyed a significant presence at the IUFRO meeting focused on shoot, leaf and wilt diseases…

PSHB survey in Northern Cape Pecan orchards

PSHB survey in Northern Cape Pecan orchards

A team of four FABIans, together two staff members of the South African Pecan Producers Association…

Dr Cobus Visagie to join FABI

Dr Cobus Visagie to join FABI

The University of Pretoria (UP) has appointed Dr Cobus M. Visagie as Associate Professor and he…

FABI shines at the Autumn Graduation

FABI shines at the Autumn Graduation

Congratulations to those FABI ans that were capped at the Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the…

Danielle Roodt successfully defends her PhD thesis

Danielle Roodt successfully defends her PhD thesis

Danielle Roodt successfully defended her PhD entitled “The evolution of xylogenesis in the vascular…

Shothole Borer meetings in the Cape Peninsula

Shothole Borer meetings in the Cape Peninsula

Profs Wilhelm de Beer from FABI, and Francois Roets from Stellenbosch University, leading members…

Congratulations to Eric Visser on successfully defending his Ph.D

Congratulations to Eric Visser on successfully defending his Ph.D

Erik Visser successfully defended his Ph.D. after he presented a Prestige Seminar entitled…

FABIans attend the Black Women in Science inaugural gala dinner

FABIans attend the Black Women in Science inaugural gala dinner

The Black Women in Science (BWIS) organisation hosted its first gala dinner on 6 April at the…

The Mondi Chair in Forest Pathology: Celebration of a 25 year investment

The Mondi Chair in Forest Pathology: Celebration of a 25 year investment

Mondi South Africa , part of the leading international paper and pulp company began its investment…

Fourth FABI Ph.D. for 2019

Fourth FABI Ph.D. for 2019

Caryn Oates become the fourth FABI an to be awarded their Ph.D. this year. She presented a Prestige…

FABIans celebrate Zander Human’s prestige seminar

FABIans celebrate Zander Human’s prestige seminar

Zander Human successfully defended his PhD thesis after presenting his prestige seminar in the FABI…

FABI PhD student wins prize at Joint Genome Institute User Meeting in San Francisco

FABI PhD student wins prize at Joint Genome Institute User Meeting in San Francisco

FABI team members Prof. Fanus Venter (Deputy Director), Dr Steven Hussey (Senior Lecturer) and Mr…

Exciting initial results towards the management of the pine emperor moth

Exciting initial results towards the management of the pine emperor moth

FABI ans Dr Marc Bouwer , Luki-Marie Scheepers and Rosa Knoppersen had a short field trip to Bulwer…