Become a Member

  • Are you a researcher or clinician in Biomedical Imaging?
  • Are you a technician or technologist operating medical/preclinical imaging equipment?
  • Are you a postdoctoral fellow, graduate student or medical resident in an Imaging program?Do you collaborate with or are an industry partner with anybody affiliated with Imaging research in London, Ontario?

Then membership in BIRC is for YOU!

  • The Biomedical Imaging Research Centre (BIRC) represents London-wide Imaging research.
  • Our faculty members are internationally recognized in the development and application of advanced imaging technologies to study human health and disease. 
  • Our outstanding Imaging facilities are highly integrated across the city of London: at Western University, the Robarts Research Institute, the Lawson Health Research Institute and the London hospitals: St Joseph's Health Care London and the London Health Sciences Centre.
  • Our faculty, staff, students and residents are provided with access to and training on cutting-edge Imaging infrastructure that is unparalleled in Canada. 

The Value of Membership

What you get:

  • Added to BIRC mailing list
  • Announcements of BIRC and BIRC‐sponsored activities
  • BIRC Seminars
  • BIRC Focus Groups
  • BIRC Newsletter (monthly)
  • Awards, publications, funding, conference/workshop/training, new facilities, new hires, retirements, industry partner events, seminars, news that affect the imaging community.
  • Access to BIRC Members‐only Website
  • Recorded BIRC Seminars
  • (future) BIRC funding opportunities, traineeship
  • (future) Space within BIRC virtual building in the metaverse
  • Ability to submit a post to the job board at no cost
  • Ability to post newsletter content at no cose (commercial advertisement excepted)

Sign up NOW!

It’s quick and easy, and you can use your Western Speedcode or Lawson account for payment. *Eligible expense for NSERC and CIHR. Please check for eligibility if you have other sources of funding.

Full Membership (faculty and physicians of partner institutions): $200 

Associate Membership (collaborators, consultants of partner institutions, hospital staff members (MRT, managers): $50 

Industry Partners (staff of external corporations):$300

Trainees (residents, students and postdocs, MRT during practicum): $0

Please send a completed fillable application form to westernubirc@uwo.ca.