Home - National Imaging Facility AboutGovernance and Executive Funders and Partners Our Strategy Reports What we doOur CapabilitiesInstruments and Infrastructure Our Programs Access NewsAll News Newsletters Publications Events Jobs Contact AboutGovernance and Executive Funders and Partners Our Strategy Reports What we doOur CapabilitiesInstruments and Infrastructure Our Programs Access NewsAll News Newsletters Publications Events Jobs Contact Registration is open for the Annual Scientific Meeting, Community Workshops News NIF independent review opens for written submissions The National Imaging Facility (NIF) is undertaking an independent review to inform its future strategic direction, funding priorities and capability… 11 August 2026 Innovation, community and connection at the 2026 NIF Scientific Symposium As the Scientific Symposium concluded Thursday afternoon, NIF’s 2026 ASM has once again brought together Australia’s communities of advanced imaging… 31 July 2026 Day 1: NIFs annual scientific meeting begins, gathering Australian imaging communities in Newcastle NIF’s 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting started with a full day of lively and involving community workshops, in which imaging researchers,… 30 July 2026 MRtrix3 software maps far-reaching structural effects of surgery in award-winning research Although carefully removing precise parts of patients’ brains is a common treatment for some conditions – such as tumour removal… 01 July 2026 NCRIS: the best of Australian innovation and dedication to scientific endeavour The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) program and its achievements are something to be immensely proud of in Australia.… 30 June 2026 NCRIS and NIF turn 20: decades of building national capability, collaboration and impact In 2026, Australia celebrates a remarkable milestone: 20 years of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), one of Australia’s… 28 June 2026 Real-time imaging reveals anti-inflammatory effects of new drug for Parkinson’s disease Researchers developed an anti-inflammatory drug that slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease, with their NIF-supported study published in April. For… 17 June 2026 NIF user communities: we want your feedback We have opened the annual NIF User Experience Survey for NIF users valuable feedback. NIF invites you to complete the… 08 June 2026 Read our newsletters and subscribe Upcoming Events National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 Registration for online attendance is still open Download the updated program (27 July version) NIF turns 20! Celebrate with us… WHEN: 29 July, 2026 Third Annual ULF & LF MR Workshop Youre invited to the Third Annual ULF & LF MR Workshop, hosted by the National Imaging Facilitys ULF & LF… WHEN: 29 July, 2026 Total-Body PET 2026 Total-Body PET 2026 is the fourth international conference dedicated to the science and clinical translation of total-body positron emission tomography (PET).… WHEN: 2 September, 2026 ProsTIC26 2026 ProsTIC Preceptorship Case by Case Theranostics This premier global meeting in Theranostics will once again bring together a diverse and multidisciplinary audience to explore the latest… WHEN: 3 September, 2026 Our Programs Advanced 
Human Imaging We provide cutting-edge imaging capabilities essential for studying brain function, disease states, aging, and drug development; and help address health challenges like dementia, epilepsy, stroke and mental health. Preclinical and 
Frontier Imaging We provide specialised infrastructure for advanced imaging of preclinical models, plants, specimens, materials and minerals – advancing Australia’s industries and digitising its national-priority collections. Radiopharmaceuticals We support the development of radiopharmaceuticals and enable access to cyclotrons for producing radioisotopes, vital for diagnosis and therapy. Imaging Data Collections and Partnerships We play a pivotal role in creating imaging data collections of national priority, and working to deploy digital infrastructure and expertise to support critical medical research and facilitate applying AI solutions in healthcare. Advanced 
Human Imaging We provide cutting-edge imaging capabilities essential for studying brain function, disease states, aging, and drug development; and help address health challenges like dementia, epilepsy, stroke and mental health. Preclinical and 
Frontier Imaging We provide specialised infrastructure for advanced imaging of preclinical models, plants, specimens, materials and minerals – advancing Australia’s industries and digitising its national-priority collections. Radiopharmaceuticals We support the development of radiopharmaceuticals and enable access to cyclotrons for producing radioisotopes, vital for diagnosis and therapy. Imaging Data Collections and Partnerships We play a pivotal role in creating imaging data collections of national priority, and working to deploy digital infrastructure and expertise to support critical medical research and facilitate applying AI solutions in healthcare. Publications SynPoC: a high-quality generative diffusion model for transforming ultra-low-field point-of-care MRI using high-field MRI representations Kh Tohidul Islam, Sanuwani Dayarathna, Shenjun Zhong, Parisa Zakavi, Helen Kavnoudias, Shawna Farquharson, Gail Durbridge, Hongfu Sun, Stephen Bacchi, Gary F. Egan, Markus Barth, Andrew Dwyer, Katie L. McMahon, Paul M. Parizel, Meng Law & Zhaolin Chen Scientific Reports Read publication Syndrome-specific and familial imaging traits in juvenile absence epilepsy Fenglai Xiao, Lorenzo Caciagli, Luisa Delazer, Sjoerd Vos, Karin Trimmel, Louis Andre Van Graan, Marine Fleury, Lawrence Binding, Davide Giampiccolo, Dominic Heaney, Sanjeev Rajakulendran, Maria Centeno, Josemir W. Sander, John S. Duncan, Matthias J. Koepp, Britta Wandschneider Epilepsia Read publication Transforming mental health research and care through artificial intelligence Nils Opel, Michael Breakspear Science Read publication White matter resection and verbal memory deficits after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery Lawrence P Binding, Davide Giampiccolo, Yaqi Ji, Marine Fleury, Sherry Liu, Lorenzo Bianchi, Anna Miserocchi, Andrew W McEvoy, Sallie Baxendale, Matthias Koepp, Fenglai Xiao, Aidan G O’Keeffe, Meneka K Sidhu, Peter N Taylor, Jane de Tisi, Gavin P Winston, John S Duncan, Sjoerd B Vos Brain Communications Read publication Our Partners Crediting NIF We acknowledge and pay respects to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the lands on which we operate. © National Imaging Facility 2026. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Search for: