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Established in 2007, the National Imaging Facility (NIF) is an integrated imaging

technology-based national network that provides state-of-the-art imaging and

analysis capabilities for animals, plants, and materials.

‘Exploring Inner Space’

• MRI, PET, CT, Optical Imaging• Imaging Platform Development• Large-scale Trials in Animal Models• Data Processing and Computational Analysis

Areas of Speciality

www.anif.org.au

NIF Node Directors

NIF Office HoldersDirector of Operations: Prof. Graham GallowayT. +61 7 3443 7812E. g.galloway@uq.edu.au

Scientific & Engagement Manager: Saba SalehiT. +61 7 3443 7831E. s.salehi@uq.edu.au / communications@anif.org.au

All general enquiries: admin@anif.org.au

Prof. Ian BreretonT. +61 7 3365 4245E. i.brereton@uq.edu.au

Prof. Caroline (Lindy) RaeT. +61 2 9399 1211E. c.rae@neura.edu.auDeputy Director: Prof. Gary HousleyT. +61 2 9358 1057E. g.housley@unsw.edu.au

Prof. Roger OrdidgeT. +61 3 8344 1953E. roger.ordidge@unimelb.edu.au

Prof: Graeme JacksonT. +61 3 9035 7068E. gjackson@brain.org.au

Prof. Susan RossellT. +61 3 9214 8173E. srossell@groupwise.swin.edu.au

Prof. Steven MeikleT. +61 2 9351 0847E. steven.meikle@sydney.edu.au

Prof. William S. PriceT. +61 2 4620 3336E. w.price@westernsydney.edu.au

Prof. Gary EganT. +61 3 8344 1953E. gary.egan@monash.edu

Dr Tim KuchelT. +61 8 8222 3379E. tim.kuchel@sahmri.com

Prof. David SampsonT. +61 8 6488 7112E. david.sampson@uwa.edu.au

National Imaging FacilityNIF is a $140M project that is part of the National Research Infrastructure. NIF merges the expertise of biologists, neuroscientists, imaging researchers and clinicians, material scientists, platform engineers, and computational scientists across Australia. NIF is committed to provide open access to an array of world-leading imaging instrumentation and aptitudes to the Australian research community.

NIF Imaging Capabilities

3T MRI Whole Body9.4T MRI Small Animal16.4T MRI Small AnimalmicroPET/SPECTMedicinal Chemistry LabPharmacology Biodistribution LabBiomodelling LabIVIS LuminaVevo 770 Ultrasound4.7T, 7T, 11.7T MRIDEXA ScannerImage IntensifierCardiac Catheterisation Lab

Flagship Infrastructure

Preclinical MR/PETPreclinical PET/CTResearch Cyclotron7T Human MRIPreclinical PET/SPECT/CTPreclinical 9.4T MRIHuman MEGLarge Animal MRILarge Animal CTLarge Animal SurgeryVirtual Laboratory

Centre for Advanced Imaging - a prestige landmark imagng facility that is part of the NIF’s Strategic Roadmap of Australian Research Infrastructure.

For access information, please visit,www.anif.org.au/access

Example ProjectsUniversity of Western Sydney Node

A gradient echoimage of a table grape; Dr. Tim Stait-Gardner - A collaborative project with Australian Wine Industry.

University of Queensland Node

Positron Emission Tomography (PET, left) and 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI, right) acquired simultaneously

following the injection of the PET tracer 18F-FDG and MRI gadolinium contrast agent Gadvoist from a single syringe;

Dr. Gary Cowin

University of Western Australia Node

Fluorescence microscopy image of optic nerve section showing the presence of nanoparticles (scale bar 200µm) over 14 days, as potential localised drug carriers.

University of Melbourne Node

3D image of high F18 flutemetamol accumulation indicating previously undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease;

Dr. Robert Williams & Prof. Roger Ordidge

Acknowledgement GE Healthcare.

University of Sydney / ANSTO Node

Reconstructed image from MicroCT scans of the Guinea Pig Cochlea;Dr. Daniel Brown & Dr. Will Ryder

University of Queensland Node

Time-of-flight angiography of the human brain at 7 Tesla;Dr. Zuyao Shan

NIF Funding Bodies include: