National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
29 July, 2026
The NIF 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held from Wednesday 29 July – Friday 31 July 2026 in Newcastle, hosted by NIF’s Newcastle Node Partner Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Imaging Centre.
We invite you to join us at the ASM 2026 which brings together researchers, clinicians, infrastructure specialists, industry partners and policy leaders. Our ASM is a key opportunity for collaborations and sharing innovation within the national and international imaging communities.
This forum is a prime opportunity to share knowledge, spark collaboration and explore emerging directions in advanced imaging science. We expect its themes to include:
- advances in imaging technologies and methodologies that are expanding translation and research capabilities
- the growing role of data, analytics and digital infrastructure in enabling scale, integration and impact
- cross-disciplinary and translational research approaches that bridge discovery, clinical application and industry
- strengthening national and international collaboration to maximise the value of our shared imaging infrastructure.
Date & Time
29 July, 2026 - 31 July, 2026–
Location
Newcastle City Hall, 290 King St, Newcastle NSW 2300Emeritus Prof Annabelle Duncan, Prof Wojtek Goscinski
Mr Mark Hughes, Dr Kim Wark, Prof Michael Fay, Dr Lizzie Mason
Advancing Brain Cancer Research Through Imaging (a Philanthropic Perspective)
Dr Nick Fletcher, Dr Jessica Buck, Dr Stacey Rudd, Dr Gary Cowin
Innovations in Preclinical and Theranostics
Prof Fernando Calamente, Dr Sophie Lin, Dr Lena Oestrich, Prof Luke Henderson
Understanding the Brain Through Imaging
Dr Jennifer Rumbel, Dr Guy Cameron, Ms Lillian Langford, Ms Wendy Mohi, Leigh Potter
Imaging in First Peoples Community
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Wednesday 29 July: Community Workshops
The day includes:
- NIF PET and Radiochemistry Scientists Joint Workshop
- Australian Imaging Service: Data Capture, Analysis, and Automation
- NIF Human MRI Network Meeting
- Building a National Framework for Quantitative MRI Harmonisation: Practical approaches to QA/QC, multicentre reproducibility, and scalable harmonisation
- Third Annual ULF and LF MR Workshop
- Engaging and creating relationships with the Indigenous communities in research – yarning as methodology
- MEG in Australia: Systems, Applications and Next Steps
Thursday 30 July: Scientific Symposium
The day includes:
- A Welcome to Country and opening remarks
- Session 1: Advancing Brain Cancer Research Through Imaging (a Philanthropic Perspective) chaired by A/Prof Eng-Siew Koh
- Session 2: Innovations in Preclinical and Theranostics
- Session 3: Understanding the Brain Through Imaging chaired by Prof Michael Breakspear
- Session 4: Imaging in First Peoples Community
- Session 5: Imaging Power Pitches
- Awards and closing remarks
- Networking drinks
Friday 31 July: NIF Community Meetings
- Program: download
Who: NIF Community
The day includes:
- NIF Thematic Group Meeting: Human Imaging
- NIF Thematic Group Meeting: Animals, Plants and Materials
- Human Molecular Imaging Network Meeting
- NIF Thematic Group Meeting: Informatics
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