National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
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National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
The National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting (NIF ASM) will be held from Wednesday 29 – Friday 31 July 2026 in Newcastle, hosted by NIF's Newcastle Node Partner Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).
We invite you to join us at the event which will highlight world-leading expertise, cutting-edge technology and emerging medical and scientific discoveries from across our national community.
For more information about the event, including the full program visit https://anif.org.au/event/nif-annual-scientific-meeting-2026
Wednesday 29 July: Community Workshops
MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIOCHEMISTRY | DATA & MAGNETIC RESONANCE 1 (MR1) | MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2 (MR2) |
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Morning Tea 9:30AM – 10:00AM | Morning Tea 9:30AM – 10:00AM | Morning Tea 9:30AM – 10:00AM |
NIF Radiographers Community of Practice 10:00AM – 11:00AM | ||
NIF PET and Radiochemistry Scientists Joint Workshop 10:00AM – 12:30PM | Australian Imaging Service: Data Capture, Analysis, and Automation 10:00AM – 12:30PM | NIF Human MRI Network Meeting 11:00AM – 12:30PM |
Lunch 12:30PM – 1:00PM | Lunch 12:30PM – 1:00PM | Lunch 12:30PM – 1:00PM |
NIF PET and Radiochemistry Scientists Joint Workshop (Continued) | Building a National Framework for Quantitative MRI Harmonisation: Practical approaches to QA/QC, multicentre reproducibility, and scalable harmonisation 1:00PM – 3:00PM | Third Annual ULF and LF MR Workshop 1:00PM – 3:00PM |
Afternoon Tea 3:00PM – 3:30PM | Afternoon Tea 3:00PM – 3:30PM | Afternoon Tea 3:00PM – 3:30PM |
NIF PET and Radiochemistry Scientists Joint Workshop (Continued) | Engaging and creating relationships with the Indigenous communities in research - yarning as methodology (In-person Only) 3:30PM – 5:00PM | MEG in Australia: Systems, Applications and Next Steps 3:30PM – 4:30PM |
Thursday 30 July: National Imaging Facility Scientific Symposium
Join us to hear from experts at the leading edge of imaging application across five key sessions:
SESSION 1: Searching for a Cure: What Brain Cancer Imaging Can Tell Us
SESSION 2: Innovative Applications of Preclinical Imaging and Theranostics
SESSION 3: Understanding the Brain Through Imaging
SESSION 4: Imaging in First Peoples Community
SESSION 5: Imaging Power Pitch
Friday 31 July: NIF Community Meetings
Please note that Community Meetings are open only to members of the NIF Community.
Room TBC | Room TBC |
NIF Human Imaging Thematic Group Meeting 9:00AM – 10:30AM | PET Harmonisation Workshop Planning Meeting 09:00AM – 10:00AM |
NIF Animal, Plants and Materials Thematic Group Meeting 10:00AM – 10:30AM | |
Morning Tea 10:30AM – 11:00AM | Morning Tea 10:30AM – 11:00AM |
NIF Human Molecular Imaging Network Meeting 11:00AM – 1:00PM | NIF Informatics Meeting 11:00AM – 1:00PM |
Lunch 1:00PM – 2:00PM | Lunch 1:00PM – 2:00PM |
Register to attend Community Workshops, the Scientific Symposium, or Network Meetings by clicking 'Register' and select each of the sessions you would like to attend.
Please be advised that professional photographs will be taken at the event which may be used for marketing or promotional purposes. By registering for this event, you consent to being filmed or photographed while in attendance.
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