Six FABIans attend the 13th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (ICPPB) in China
Several staff and student members of FABI attended the 13th International Conference on Plant…
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SAASTA officials visit FABI in bid to assist with science communication
On 19 June 2013 a correspondence piece, entitled Young scientists: Public engagement should start…
First FABI research paper in NATURE!
We congratulate Prof Zander Myburg and several other members of the FMG (Forest Molecular Genetics)…
Congratulations to Amy Wooding for completing her MSc Cum Laude!
As her thesis title states, Amy 's project investigated the “Sex determination and symbiont…
New book in honour of the late Prof Wally Marasas, Extraordinary Professor in FABI
A new visually, artistically and taxonomically interesting book, compiled by three mycologists with…
FABIans organize the 2014 SA Bioinformatics and Genetics Society Congress
A team of FABIans, under the leadership of Prof Zander Myburgh , are on the organizing committee of…
20th Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop held in FABI
During the past week (26-30 May 2014) the 20th Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop took place in FABI.…
DISEASE ALERT: A new disease of black wattle in South Africa
Earlier this year a new disease of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) was reported to the TPCP by…
Arista Fourie passes her MSc Cum Laude!
We are pleased to announce that Arista Fourie received a distinction for her MSc thesis entitled:…
FABIans take part in the UP open day
On Saturday 24 May an estimated 25 000 prospective students and their parents, friends and…
The CIRCUS is coming to FABI!
The chairperson for the FABI social club, Stephanie van Wyk , today announced the theme for this…
Mkhululi Maphosa passes his MSc: congratulations!
Mkhululi Maphosa this week received the results of his MSc thesis examination. The external…
Divine Shyntum succesfully defends his PhD
We congratulate Divine Shyntum on passing his PhD oral exam on Tuesday morning after his PhD…
FABIans contribute more than 180 blankets to the TUKS FM Wooly Winter campaign 2013
On Friday last week members of the FABI social club loaded a FABI 4x4 to the brim with blankets and…
FABI says goodbye to our longtime information specialist, Marié Theron
Since 2001, Marié Theron has been the Information Specialist in the UP Department of Library…
Bridging the ‘Innovation Chasm’ – Celebrating 25 years of the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP)
For many centuries, people all over the globe have been fascinated by the origin of species, which…
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Annual CTHB Research Meeting
Autumn is seen as the season of change. Apart from the figurative connotations, we also start to…
FABI leaders shine at the UP Academic Achievers Awards
The University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Awards function, held on Tuesday 6 May, is a…
Surprise party for FABI director’s 60th birthday
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Bertha-Lucia Castro successfully defends her PhD thesis: Congratulations!
Bertha Lucía Castro Caicedo yesterday presented her PhD prestige seminar in FABI, entitled Diseases…