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FABIans visit the Great Lakes Forestry Centre

FABIans visit the Great Lakes Forestry Centre

Two FABI ans, Dr Brett Hurley and Ms. Samantha Bush , visited the Great Lakes Forestry Centre…

FABIan engages communities at two fynbos festivals in the Western Cape

FABIan engages communities at two fynbos festivals in the Western Cape

FABI PhD student Joey Hulbert extended his Cape Citizen Science project to two popular tourist…

FABIans attend International Entomological Congress (ICE) in Orlando, USA

FABIans attend International Entomological Congress (ICE) in Orlando, USA

During the week of 25-30 September, ten FABIans participated in the largest ever gathering of…

FABI restores biocontrol monument

FABI restores biocontrol monument

FABI has sponsored the replacement of the plaque on the monument at Cedara near Pietermaritzburg…

FABI hosts International Forestry Students Symposium planning meeting

FABI hosts International Forestry Students Symposium planning meeting

FABI Director, Prof. Mike Wingfield , in his capacity as the IUFRO President, hosted members of the…

FABI researchers elected to the executive of the South African Genetics Society

FABI researchers elected to the executive of the South African Genetics Society

The joint congress of the South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) and the South African…

China Eucalyptus Research Centre leader visits FABI

China Eucalyptus Research Centre leader visits FABI

The head of the pathology programme of the China Eucalyptus Research Centre (CERC) , Dr ShuaiFei…

Bioinformatician from Denmark presents a three-day comparative genomics workshop at FABI

Bioinformatician from Denmark presents a three-day comparative genomics workshop at FABI

FABI hosted a comparative genomics workshop for postgraduate students and staff from 13 to 15…

FABI and Pretoria_UP iGEM team present at ACGT Synthetic Biology Symposium

FABI and Pretoria_UP iGEM team present at ACGT Synthetic Biology Symposium

On 6 September members of the FABI community attended and presented work at the African Center for…

ACGT, FMG and Pretoria_UP iGEM team organize first UP plant synthetic biology workshop

ACGT, FMG and Pretoria_UP iGEM team organize first UP plant synthetic biology workshop

The 2016 PretoriaUP iGEM team , instructed by FABIan Dr. Steven Hussey , partnered with the African…

Renowned plant pathologist presents a special visual seminar at FABI

Renowned plant pathologist presents a special visual seminar at FABI

Despite having had a close relationship with various FABI management committee members that spans…

FABI’s Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme hosts annual Hans Merensky Foundation Student Presentation seminars

FABI’s Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme hosts annual Hans Merensky Foundation Student Presentation seminars

The Fruit Tree Biotechnology Programme (FTBP) held the annual Hans Merensky Foundation Student…

FABI members attend the twelfth Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum

FABI members attend the twelfth Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum

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FABIans have fun in the sun at UP Spring Day

FABIans have fun in the sun at UP Spring Day

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Prof. Martin Coetzee attends the Mycological Society of America (USA) Meeting 2019

Prof. Martin Coetzee attends the Mycological Society of America (USA) Meeting 2019

Professor Martin Coetzee attended the 87 th Meeting of the Mycological Society of America (MSA)…

Spring colours the UP campus

Spring colours the UP campus

FABians celebrated the arrival of spring with a Spring Tea socia l. Colourful decorations…

Six FABIans Graduate

Six FABIans Graduate

FABI celebrated the graduation of two PhD and four MSc students at the Spring Graduation Ceremony…

Trees reveal solar eclipse

Trees reveal solar eclipse

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FABIans attend the 2016 Macadamia Growers' Research Symposium

FABIans attend the 2016 Macadamia Growers' Research Symposium

Prof. Bernard Slippers and Dr Gerda Fourie attended the Southern African Macadamia Growers’…

FABI students join #ScienceIsGlobal Twitter campaign

FABI students join #ScienceIsGlobal Twitter campaign

Ten FABI postgraduate students representing South Africa, China, Vietnam, Colombia, Cameroon,…