UQ - Centre for Advanced Imaging
The Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) within AIBN, is at the forefront of imaging science and is the only centre of its kind in Australia. Bringing together a critical mass of researchers and state-of-the-art preclinical and clinical research infrastructure and instruments, CAI enables world-class research through collaborations with industry and academia while fostering a rich, collaborative environment for our own experts to innovate across spectroscopic and imaging technologies. The CAI’s work is fundamental to a broad range of research fields, from major diseases affecting various organ systems, such as neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, through to imaging economically significant agricultural animals and plant material, minerals and construction materials. Through techniques such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, as well as the state-of-the-art isotope production and radiochemistry capability within the centre, our researchers gain unique insights into the structure and function of biomolecules through to whole organisms. CAI’s impact on translational research is maximised through collaboration with clinical research sites and other local, national, and international research institutes. This gives CAI a comprehensive ‘end-to-end’ biomedical imaging capability which allows integrated progression from the laboratory bench, all the way through to a clinical setting.