Welcome to the Biomedical Imaging Research Unit

The Biomedical Imaging Research Unit (BIRU) provides research infrastructure and support. The BIRU is located in the School of Medical Sciences within the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the Grafton campus.We offer a range of imaging modalities with individualised training.

BIRU is on the move....!

The light and confocal microscopes have all been moved to their new rooms. None of them is yet operational but the rooms are looking good!

Our offices are being moved this week as well as the computer room and BIRU library.

There are quite a few issues that still need to be sorted out for the confocal microscopes (power, plumbing, etc.) and the engineers are working on the systems this week as well as next week. The electron microscope room is still being worked on, therefore the microscope has not yet been moved. We hope that it will be able to move to its new room next week.

The anticipated opening date for the new facility is still Monday 13th February.

BIRU image competition winners announced!

 The BIRU held its annual end of year research celebration on Wednesday 7 December. The winners of the image competition were announced at the event. The image shown above is the confocal microscopy and trophy winner for 2011 submitted by Elizabeth Eady from the Department of Ophthalmology.

See Elizabeth receiving her prize here!

Find out who else won prizes this year!

See photos from the event...

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