PAST: National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
7 August, 2024
The National Imaging Facility Annual Scientific Meeting (NIF ASM) will be held from Wednesday 7 – Friday 9 August 2024 in Brisbane, hosted by NIF Queensland Node Partners, University of Queensland and Herston Imaging Research Facility.
We invite you to join us as at the event which will highlight world-leading expertise, cutting-edge technology and emerging medical and scientific discoveries from across our national community.
Event Highlights:
- Advanced Imaging Techniques: Explore breakthroughs in imaging technologies that are revolutionising healthcare, industry and research.
- Applications in the transformative pipeline, from Preclinical to Human: Discover transformative applications across diverse fields, including radiopharmaceuticals and data analysis.
- Engage and collaborate: The NIF ASM 2024 provides a unique platform for meaningful discussions, interactive workshops, and the opportunity to showcase science underpinned by NIF’s world class expertise and infrastructure.
Wednesday 7 August: Community Workshops
Who: Australian imaging community
Where: Christie Spaces Conference Centre, Brisbane
MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIOCHEMISTRY (Room T)
Human Molecular Imaging Translation Network
11:00AM – 12:00PM
NIF PET Fellow Network Workshop
12:00PM – 4:15PM
Neurodegenerative PET Workshop
4:15PM – 6:30PM
DATA (Room V)
Data Infrastructure Workshop
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Australian Imaging Service Updates
11:00AM – 12:30PM
Building and Running Australian Imaging Service Pipelines
1:00PM – 3:00PM
Neurodesk Workshop: An accessible open-source platform for image data analysis
3:30PM – 5:30PM
MAGNETIC RESONANCE (Room U)
MRI QA and QC Working Group
10:00AM – 11:00AM
(By invitation only)
Exploring reproducibility and quality in MRI research
11:00AM – 12:30PM
Scanning brain implants: Cochlear implants as a case study
1:00PM – 3:00PM
Australia-wide multi-site human neuroimaging studies: challenges and opportunities
3:30PM – 5:30PM
ULTRA HIGH FIELD, LOW FIELD AND POINT OF CARE MR (Room W)
Australian 7T MRI Network Meeting
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Point of Care Magnetic Resonance
1:00PM – 3:00PM
(By invitation only)
Low Field and Ultra Low Field Magnetic Resonance
3:30PM – 5:00PM
Thursday 8 August: Scientific Symposium
Who: Public
Where: Customs House, Brisbane and Zoom
SESSION 1:
Accessible Imaging: Technology underpinning community outcomes
SESSION 2:
Large Imaging Studies: Lifecycle and Impact
SESSION 3:
Therapeutic and Diagnostic Showcase: Helping to translate innovation to trials, industry and clinic
SESSION 4:
NIF Community Highlights
Friday 9 August: Network Meetings
Who: NIF Network
Where: UQ Brisbane City campus and Zoom where possible
Informatics Meeting (Level 2, Room 227)
9:00AM – 10:30AM
NIF Radiographers’ Community of Practice Meeting (Level 2, Room 205)
9:00AM – 10:30AM
(By invitation only)
Human Imaging Thematic Group Meeting (Level 2, Room 227)
11:00AM – 12:30PM
Molecular Imaging and Radiochemistry Thematic Group Meeting (Level 2, Room 227)
1:00PM – 2:30PM
Animals, Plants and Materials Thematic Group Meeting (Level 2, Room 227)
3:00PM – 4:30PM