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International scientist visits the Institute for Plant Biotechnology

International scientist visits the Institute for Plant Biotechnology

​As part of ongoing collaboration between Dr Christell van der Vyver of Stellenbosch University and Professor Sanjib Kumar Panda, Prof Panda recently visited...

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IPB represented at international plant conference in Spain

IPB represented at international plant conference in Spain

Nelisa Mbambalala, a student at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB), recently travelled to Valencia, Spain, to attend the Global Conference on Plant...

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It is time to celebrate! IPB 21st Anniversary

It is time to celebrate! IPB 21st Anniversary

​​​2019 marks the 21st anniversary of the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB), which was established in 1998 in collaboration with the South African Sugar...

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IPB student attends international conference in Germany

IPB student attends international conference in Germany

In May, Ms Malira Masoabi, a PhD student from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB), travelled to Hanover, Germany, to attend a Keystone conference on...

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Looking back on 2018 – highlights at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology

Looking back on 2018 – highlights at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology

The year 2018 at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) at Stellenbosch University was another busy and productive year. One of the core functions of the...

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Novel gene discovery strengthens collaboration between SU and KU Leuven

Novel gene discovery strengthens collaboration between SU and KU Leuven

​Dr Bianke Loedolff, a post-doctoral research fellow from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB), recently returned from a two month research visit to the...

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Strengthening IPB-India research collaboration

Strengthening IPB-India research collaboration

As part of an ongoing South Africa-India science and technology research collaboration grant, Dr Christell van der Vyver of the Institute for Plant...

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In a nutshell: 2017 highlights at the IPB

In a nutshell: 2017 highlights at the IPB

As is the case every year, 2017 at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) was busy and productive.

One of the core functions of the IPB is to train...

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IPB’s winning science team a boost to technical terminology

IPB’s winning science team a boost to technical terminology

Two MSc students from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) of the Department of Genetics at Stellenbosch University (SU), Melt Hugo and Janto Pieters...

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Micro-greens: much more than just garnish

Micro-greens: much more than just garnish

Dr Bianke Loedolff, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Stellenbosch University Institute for Plant Biotechnology, recently presented her research at the...

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