PAST: National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting 2025
6 August, 2025
The NIF 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held from Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 August 2025 in Adelaide, hosted by NIF’s South Australian Partner SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute).
We invite you to join us as at the event which brings together leaders in imaging, science, healthcare, and industry. It showcases world-leading expertise, cutting-edge technologies, and transformative discoveries from across Australia’s advanced imaging network.
Event highlights:
- Advanced imaging techniques: Explore breakthroughs in imaging areas such as neuroscience, bioengineering, radiopharmaceutical development, data science, and other areas across medical research, imaging science, and technology innovation.
- Applications in the transformative pipeline, from preclinical to human studies: Discover transformative applications across diverse fields, including radiopharmaceuticals, data analysis and imaging-enabled innovation.
- Engage and collaborate: The NIF ASM 2025 provides a unique platform for engagement, collaboration, and knowledge exchange through expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and meaningful networking opportunities.
Download the full program here, or each day’s program below.
Date & Time
6 August, 2025 - 8 August, 2025–
Location
AdelaidePlease register separately for each day; scroll to each day for ticketing links
Wednesday 6 August: Community Workshops
- Program: Download here
Who: Australian imaging community
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide and Zoom
Molecular imaging & Radiochemistry
Human Molecular Imaging Translation Network (11:00 – 12:00)
The 3rd Annual NIF PET Fellow Network workshop
(12:00 – 17:00; includes lunch and afternoon tea breaks)
Data
The NIF Foundational Digital Research Infrastructure Project
(10:30 – 12:30)
SCIGET.org – Computing and Analysis Platform for Scientific Research
(13:00 – 15:00)
Designing pipelines for the Australian Imaging Service
(15:30 – 18:30 pm)
Magnetic resonance 1
High gradient MRI (Cima.X) workshop
(13:00 – 15:00)
Protocol QC for upfront detection of acquisition discordance
(15:30 – 17:00)
Magnetic resonance 2
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Consultation (10:00 – 11:30)
Australian 7T MRI Network Meeting
(11:30 – 12:30)
Point-of-Care (PoC) Magnetic Resonance Workshop (13:00 – 15:00; by invitation only)
Low Field and Ultra Low Field Magnetic Resonance
(15:30 – 17:00)
Thursday 7 August: Scientific Symposium
- Program: Download here
Who: Public
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide and Zoom
- Welcome and Introduction
- Session 1: Preclinical Imaging and Beyond
Featuring Prof Benjamin Thierry, A/Prof Claire Jones, Prof Janna Morrison, Dr Zhipeng Cao, Dr Maggie Aulsebrook
- Session 2: Imaging Techniques Showcase
Featuring Ms Angela Walls, A/Prof Martin Donnelley, A/Prof Lyndsey Collins-Praino, Prof Pete Thelwall, Dr Naomi Wattchow
- Session 3: Imaging Data and Digital Infrastructure
Featuring Prof Leigh Johnston, Dr Adam O’Connell, Dr Ryan Sullivan, Dr Steffen Bollmann, A/Prof Zongyuan Ge, A/Prof Johan Verjans
- Session 4: Imaging Power Pitch
Chaired by Dr Heidi Espedal and Dr Miao Cao, featuring three-minute Power Pitches from: Dr Miao Cao, Mr Benjamin Edwards, Dr Benjamin Blyth, Mr Steven Chow, Dr Arkiev D’Souza, Ms Ting-Yu Lin, Ms Vicky He, Dr Jennifer Rumbel, Dr Michael Green, Dr Kh Tohidul Islam, Dr Robert Smith
- Awards and Closing Remarks
- Networking Evening
Friday 8 August: Thematic Group Meetings
- Program: Download here
Who: NIF Network
Where: Riverbank Room 8A, Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide and Zoom TBC
Human Imaging Thematic Group Meeting
(9:00 – 10:30)
Molecular Imaging and Radiochemistry Thematic Group Meeting
(11:00 – 12:30)
Informatics Thematic Group Meeting (13:00 – 14:30)
Animals, Plants and Materials Thematic Group Meeting (15:00-16:30)
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