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)

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)
1:00PM – 3:00PM

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)
3:30PM – 5:00PM

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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