FABI participates in the South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan
Dr Brett Hurley of FABI was invited to participate in the South African Emergency Plant Pest…
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FABIAns attend 48th Congress of the Brazilian Phytopathology Society
Two of FABI’s researchers recently attended the 48th meeting of the Brazilian Phytopathology…
FABI academics hit the airwaves
FABI Professors Zander Myburg and Bernard Slippers participated in a two-hour live broadcast on…
Two FABIans attend phytopathology congress in the USA
Professor Lucy Moleleki and her PhD student, Edward Onkendi , attended and presented their research…
FABIans participate in the National Science Week
Five PhD and MSc students from FABI represented the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health…
Two new Extraordinary Lecturers appointed at FABI-UP
Two FABI PhD graduates, Drs Draginja Pavlic-Zupanc and Wubetu Bihon have been appointed…
Postdoc available on macroecology of fungal diversity
We are seeking to recruit a motivated post-doctoral fellow to explore macroecological patterns of…
IUFRO President joins forestry students for the 2015 IFSA International Symposium in Manila
The International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) , the world’s major body connecting…
FABI Postdoc attends Botany 2015 meeting in USA
Dr Stephen Taerum , a post-doctoral Fellow at FABI, recently attended Botany 2015 , which was a…
SAIF acknowledges members’ contributions to forestry at AGM in FABI
The Gauteng branch of the Southern African Institute of Forestry (SAIF) held its annual general…
FABI joins 110th anniversary of the SA National Collection of Fungi
Several FABIans joined in celebrating of the 110th anniversary of the South African National Fungi…
FMG hosts high level delegation
The Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme and FABI hosted a visit by a high level delegation,…
FABIans present at plant pathology congress in Mexico
The 2015 Plant Pathology Joint Meeting : LV American Phytopathological Society-Caribbean Division…
Celebrating the outrageous at SPOOF 2015
The 19th annual meeting of the Society for the Presentation of Outrageous Findings (SPOOF) was held…
FABI students help organise the 2015 DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium
After the success of the first DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium hosted in 2014, the University of…
2015 poster on South African forestry pests and diseases released
The 2015 edition of the annual poster on South African forestry pests and diseases has been…
FABIan making the news
We recently reported on Prof. Zander Myburg , group leader of the Forest Molecular Research…
Extraordinary Professor from Australia visits FABI
FABI is thrilled to welcome back Prof. Treena Burgess , a longtime friend and collaborator of FABI,…
FABI student attends the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany
Between 28 June to 3 July 2015, FABI PhD student Osmond Mlonyeni had the privilege to attend the…
Grade 9 learners doing work shadowing at FABI
In an effort to better prepare their students for the important decision of choosing subjects for…