FABI hosts a “celebration of science” with a special seminar by three FABI PhD graduates
Three FABI alumni headlined a “celebration of science” at the Institute on 7 August. The trio, who…
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A remarkable chain of command in plant pathology with a FABI connection
The senior leadership team of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) includes a President, a…
FABIans make a significant impact the international 50th Anniversary Congress of the ICPP
A large group of FABIans participated in the International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) held…
Prof Brenda Wingfield awarded Fellowship of the American Phytopathological Society
At an impressive awards ceremony, Prof. Brenda Wingfield had the special honour of being awarded…
FABI connecting dots at the Entomological Society AGM
On the evening of the 26 July, the University of Pretoria hosted the Entomological Society of…
FABIans Inspire at the Woodhill College Science Expo
The interaction of students with scientists could help inspire and shape their future. On 25 July…
Fabians to present maize pathology workshop in Kenya
Foliar pests and diseases are a major constraint to maize farmers in Africa. As part of the Kenya…
FABIans receive prestigious awards at the International Mycological Congress
A large number of FABI staff, postdocs and students both past and present participated in the 11 th…
FABIan participates in FAO event on forest invasive species
The 24 th biennial session of the Committee of Forestry (COFO) of the Food and Agricultural…
FABI’s Mandela Rhodes Scholars celebrate the 2018 selection of 100 Scholars in residence, 100 years after Madiba’s birth
FABI has been home to three Mandela Rhodes Scholars to date: Ms Mmatsepho Phasha (class of 2011),…
FABI flies high at the International Mycological Congress
The 11 th International Mycological Congress (IMC) , was held from 16-21 July in San Juan, Puerto…
FABIan presents at the 31st Congress of the Phycological Society of Southern Africa
The Phycological Society of Southern Africa held its 31 st Annual Congress at Amazingwe Lodge at…
Two Fabians receive prestigious awards at the International Mycological Congress
The International Mycological Association (IMA) recognises one young mycologist (under the age of…
FABI/UP signs agreements with two major agricultural industry bodies
On 4 & 5 July FABI and the University of Pretoria (UP) signed Memoranda of Understanding with the…
FABIan conducts a Eucalyptus root-rot disease survey
In recent years, increasing reports of Eucalyptus nitens mortality, as a result of root-rot has…
FABIan attends the 8th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts
FABI MSc student Julanie Stapelberg , attended the 8 th International Conference on Algal Biomass,…
FABIan presents at the HealGenCar Conference in Sweden
The HealGenCAR Conference, with the theme: Clonal forestry and breeding for resistance to pests and…
A SPOOF on a SPOOF
In March 2018 f our FABIans won prizes at the South African Society of Microbiology Congress. The…
SPOOF 2018 delivers on guffaws and profoundly outrageous science!
For the third year running, PhD student Quentin Guignard walked away with the Best Dressed Male…
The end of an era when reprints of scientific articles dominated research
For many decades, researchers depended on collections of reprints of scientific papers to maintain…