Dr Bongers is a Facility Fellow who manages the flagship pre-clinical 9.4T MRI that is hosted by the Biomedical Resources & Imaging Laboratory (BRIL), University of New South Wales. Having obtained his PhD in 2004 in the field of Oxygen Level Dependent MRI, he brings 13+ years of experience in MRI methodology and application development into BRIL and NIF. With an impressive professional profile in both industry and academia, Andre focuses his research on the development of novel MRI methods for physiological and metabolic imaging in pre-clinical and clinical research. His current fields of interest include diffusion imaging using oscillating gradients, quantitative susceptibility mapping and chemical exchange transfer imaging and spectroscopy.
The theory that echidnas and platypuses descended from an aquatic ancestor has long been hotly debated, but now scanning technologies have delivered the first fossil evidence to support it.
07 February 2026
NIF is pleased to announce that planning is underway for this year’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Australia’s flagship event for advanced imaging research and innovation. Dates: 30 July 2026, with c
05 February 2026
NIF is delighted about the news of Melbourne-based respiratory imaging 4DMedical’s recent significant capital raise of $150 million, as a NIF collaborator since the company’s founding.
20 January 2026
Today marks the official launch of two major research infrastructure initiatives in Sydney that promise to elevate Australia’s translational research capacity, delivering health breakthroughs for on
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