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Sydney Imaging
Enabling excellence in biomedical research
Sydney Imaging is at the forefront of biomedical research, offering a wide range of cutting-edge imaging techniques and technical expertise to support your research journey from preclinical to clinical stage. Our state-of-the-art facilities and dedicated team are committed to helping you unlock the full potential of your research and achieve ground-breaking discoveries in healthcare and medical research.
Sydney Imaging is an official node of the National Imaging Facility network.
Sydney Imaging is more than just a research facility; it's a collaborative hub that brings together researchers and clinicians to tackle the most pressing questions in healthcare and medical research. As one of the University of Sydney's Core Research Facilities, we are strategically located at the University's Brain and Mind Centre and the Charles Perkins Hub, providing proximity to key institutions like the Institute of Academic Surgery, the Marie Bashir Institute, and Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. We also have preclinical imaging and clinical imaging equipment at the Royal North Shore Hospital / Kolling site.
These prime locations allow us to address significant healthcare challenges, such as neurodegeneration, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, child development, mental health, and aging. We are dedicated to translating vital research discoveries into long-term societal and economic benefits.
With specialised branches dedicated to both preclinical and clinical research, Sydney Imaging is structured to provide essential support for local, national, and global research partners in achieving their most ambitious research objectives. Our flagship Hybrid Theatre, designed to accommodate robotic surgery and image-guided surgical technologies, underscores our commitment to facilitating fundamental and translational research outcomes.
As an official node of the National Imaging Facility, Sydney Imaging offers access to advanced preclinical and clinical instruments, including Micro PET and Total Body PET. Additionally, our NIF Research Fellows support the research community by assisting with project design, project management, staff and student training, and data analysis.
Sydney Imaging’s mission is to enable biomedical research excellence by providing advanced imaging capabilities, expert advice, and a collaborative research environment. We aim to enhance the University of Sydney’s position as a global leader in biomedical imaging by advancing translational research, delivering specialised training, and fostering strategic partnerships with academia and industry.
Through our open-access research facilities, Sydney Imaging delivers:
- State-of-the-art imaging capabilities: Access to a range of advanced imaging equipment and supporting capabilities, spanning preclinical imaging, clinical imaging, hybrid operating theatre, radiochemistry, and imaging informatics.
- Expert advice: To provide leadership and assistance for designing protocols and imaging experiments and advising on analysis and interpretation of imaging data to ensure high-quality research outcomes.
- Collaborative gain: To promote and facilitate collaborative gain between the University’s research partners and stakeholders, while serving as a ‘research hub’ to coordinate, integrate, and facilitate collaboration.
- Global recognition: To support cutting-edge research to position Sydney Imaging as the preferred partner for internal, external, national and international researchers in the biomedical imaging domain.
- Training: To contribute to the training of junior researchers, as well as providing opportunities for skill development to enhance the biomedical imaging expertise in Australia.
- National networks: To support multi-site studies and foster engagement with other imaging research facilities through the Australian National Imaging Facility (NIF).
- Industry partnerships: To enable productive and collaborative partnerships with industry.
- Imaging informatics: To contribute expertise and leadership in imaging informatics through the NIF Australian Imaging Service, and to drive excellence in imaging by providing secure data management, analysis, informatics, and machine learning capabilities for research.
We are committed to providing comprehensive support for your research endeavours, including:
- project design
- instrument training and access procedures
- small/large animal handling procedures
- ethical regulations and compliance
- facilities and instrumentation support
- data analysis and visualisation services
- contract research services
- technical workshops and training events
- advice on research grant preparation
- Secure image management and analysis through Australian Imaging Service.
For detailed information on our rates, you can download 2024 Sydney Imaging rates for University researchers and affiliates (pdf 164 KB)
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Recognition of the contribution that core facility staff make to research is vital to the continuation of those facilities and the career progression of individuals. Facility staff are highly skilled scientists who contribute technically and intellectually to research projects. It is therefore important to acknowledge them properly in publications and presentations.
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