April is Parkinson's awareness month. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. It has no cure. That's why @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org is working to accelerate the pace of PD research. Learn more: parkinsonsroadmap.org

Follow @wastewaterscan.bsky.social for weekly updates on levels of respiratory pathogens detected in wastewater across the country.

We’re excited to welcome Ozge Karayel, PhD, as the March LRRK2 Central #webinar speaker. 👇 Reserve your spot using the link below. 📅 March 26, 2026 ⏰ 1:00 PM ET RSVP: bit.ly/46VSoXP

Do you know anyone who might be a good fit for @alleninstitute.org's Next Generation Leaders program? There's still time to apply! 🧪

Dr. Cara Altimus recently connected with @bhtech.bsky.social on how @bipolardiscoveries.org is working toward shaping a more precise and translational future for people living with #BipolarDisorder: www.behavioralhealthtech.com/insights/bui... 🧪

GP2’s Andrew Singleton, PhD, spoke with ABC Radio Sydney while in Australia for Shake It Up Foundation’s Parkinson’s Research Forum, discussing how genetics and environment influence #Parkinson’sDisease risk and GP2’s work with Shake It Up to generate Parkinson’s disease data 🧪 bit.ly/4ljoJh0

On #InternationalWomensDay, we're resharing @bipolardiscoveries.org's Women's Health Workgroup's conversation about what inclusive research can unlock. 🧪

🧪 ICYMI: Listen to Andrew Singleton and Ignacio Mata discuss how #GP2, an @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org program, is accelerating discovery and expanding global representation in Parkinson's research: www.mendelspod.com/p/inside-gp2...

Please join us for @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org's February LRRK2 Central #webinar tomorrow, February 26, at 1 PM ET!

Explore the Discover ASAP video series! Featuring ASAP grantees, each episode takes a deeper look at datasets, code, protocols, and lab materials, being developed and used to spark new discoveries in #ParkinsonsDisease 🧪 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Congratulations to the University of Lagos College of Medicine on the opening of their new DNA extraction facility! We’re thrilled that CAS CEO Ekemini Riley joined the celebration to share our excitement and appreciation for this incredible new research and training opportunity.

Check out the @bipolardiscoveries.org 2025 Milestone Report 🥼 The BD² network continues to push scientific discovery forward and strengthen collaboration across their global bipolar research community. Explore this year’s progress and what’s ahead in the new year!

@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org is driving meaningful momentum in Parkinson’s research 🧪 We are proud to manage an initiative that focuses on accelerating discovery for #Parkinson'sDisease research by fostering a collaborative and open approach for sharing findings and resources.

Follow @wastewaterscan.bsky.social to see how they turn weekly wastewater samples into public health data, tracking trends in infectious diseases. Plus, check out their new #MeetThePathogens series to learn about the pathogens they monitor nationwide, 365 days a year 🦠

103,738 🎉 That's the number of samples GP2 has officially collected and genotyped from people all over the world! Watch the video below to see the impact this milestone is poised to have on the future of #ParkinsonsDisease research 👇👇

Welcome to the CAS team, our newest Associate Program Officer, Dr. Michael Mykins! Dr. Mykins brings expertise in computational neuroscience to several CAS workstreams, enhancing data management and streamlining operations across our initiatives. #MeetOurTeam aligningscience.com/our-team/

#MeetOurTeam! We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Shelby Johnson, Program Officer at CAS 🎉 Her expertise in #neuroscience will help support the Aligning Research to Impact Autism initiative in advancing scientific discovery. aligningscience.com/our-team/

We're proud to celebrate the launch of @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org's new Collaborative Research Network (CRN) website 🧪 Open science is a foundational principle across all ASAP programs, including the CRN, and we are excited to share more about this network!

Reminder! @bipolardiscoveries.org (BD2) is accepting Letters of Intent for their Discovery Research funding to advance studies on the biology of bipolar disorder. LOIs are due November 21. Watch their webinar to catch up on key details 🧪 youtube.com/watch?v=VNSU5QDumTI

Sharing scientific discoveries with the community enables informed decision making. @wastewaterscan.bsky.social openly shares wastewater monitoring data on infectious diseases to help communities respond with better information and earlier action. #OpenScience 🔎 data.wastewaterscan.org

We are #hiring a Clinical Data Program Officer to lead data strategy for our Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) Initiative. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of clinical research while driving innovation and collaboration across institutions 🧪 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Listen to the latest episode of #TheGeneticsPodcast to learn more about how GP2 is setting a new standard in genetic research—bringing in underrepresented populations to strengthen data, deepen insights, and create a roadmap for global collaboration that others can follow 🧪

Big news from BD²: up to $4.5M in funding per team is now open to support #BipolarDisorder discovery research. Apply here 👉 bit.ly/4mtZ6tC

We want to build a culture where science is open to all. That's why we’re excited to continue celebrating @alleninstitute.org’s 6th annual #OpenScienceWeek! Join us in the comments by sharing how open science impacts your work or highlight people and projects making waves in the open science world 🧪

WastewaterSCAN: Initiative Spotlight 🔦 @wastewaterscan.bsky.social goal? To show that a national wastewater monitoring system is valuable to public health infrastructure, informs public health responses, and helps us prepare for future pandemics💧 See their dashboard in action: bit.ly/wwscandashboard

Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving With Bipolar Disorder (BD²): Initiative Spotlight 🔦 @bipolardiscoveries.org provides access to breakthrough insights on #bipolar disorder through four unique programs designed to share research with the research community! #OpenScience bipolardiscoveries.org/

Check out a new publication in the American Journal of Human Genetics authored by GP2-associated researchers, including CAS' very own Ekemini Riley, Sonya Dumanis, and Cornelis Blauwendraat! ⬇️

Meet Dr. Ellen Guss, our new Program Officer! She supports our ARIA initiative at CAS, bringing deep experience in open science and brain health research. We’re thrilled to have her on board. #MeetOurTeam Learn more: www.aligningscience.com/team/ellen-g...

We're kicking off our new series: Initiative Spotlight 🔦 starting with Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)! @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org aims to speed discovery and drive progress toward a #ParkinsonsDisease cure through collaboration and open science. Learn more: bit.ly/3Ys7sIo

Check out a new article detailing how the @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org and @alleninstitute.org collaboration is driving #neurodegeneration research forward! Read about CAS founder and CEO Ekemini Riley and COO Sonya Dumanis and their instrumental work in the ASAP initiative! bit.ly/3H8PYLu

Our initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism, awarded three grants focused on neurosensing and neuromodulation 🎉 Congratulations: UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Yale School of Medicine Stanford Medicine Learn more about the teams and their work: ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...

Our initiative, Aligning Research to Impact #Autism (ARIA), is launching Frontier Science Hubs to transform autism #research across 5 bold areas: genetics, protein networks, brain circuits, communication, and development 🧪 Learn more about the 5 research areas: ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...

A big step in brain research 🧪 Our initiative Aligning Science Across Parkinson's CRN Cloud and the @alleninstitute.org's Brain Cell Atlas are now connected! This collaborative tool will give researchers a shared foundation to better understand #neurodegenerative diseases like #Parkinsons

The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2), a resource program of the @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org initiative focused on the genetic architecture of #ParkinsonsDisease, just released its new data release! Check it out below ⬇️

We're thrilled to introduce Dr. Madeline Klinger, our new Associate Program Officer who supports communication efforts to establish open science frameworks and efficient research progress 🔬 #MeetOurTeam To learn more about the rest of our team, check out our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j

At Coalition for Aligning Science, our focus spans a range of critical areas, including #biomedical research on #neurological conditions, advancements in COVID-19 diagnostics, #wastewater based epidemiology, and more 🔬 #HowWeWork Learn more aligningscience.com/capabilities/

Welcome to the team, Richard Ha! Richard, our Associate Director of Research Administration, oversees operational workflows for the coalition’s grants administration, namely in our #autism research initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)! #MeetOurTeam Learn more: bit.ly/3XUyo3j

Our initiative @wastewaterscan.bsky.social is the first surveillance network to test for #measles in wastewater nationwide. Read more about how #wastewater monitoring can be used to respond to the current measles outbreak in the U.S. 🧪 time.com/7290566/wast...

Welcome to the team, Dr. Caroline Pantazis! Dr. Pantazis is our Associate Director of Research Operations who works across workstreams to organize and leverage knowledge to support innovation and decision-making. #MeetOurTeam To learn more about the team, visit our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j

We take a holistic approach to accelerate research: ✅ Identification of key knowledge gaps & effective solutions ✅ Evaluation of funding opportunities & guidance of strategic use of private capital ✅ Design and implementation of research programs ✅ Building coalitions across disciplines & sectors

📣 Exciting news! Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA), one of our flagship initiatives, announced an RFA to join the IMPACT Network, an effort to accelerate care for people across the autism spectrum by enabling rapid and effective therapeutic development 🧪 Learn more: bit.ly/3SgTghY

WastewaterSCAN, a Coalition for Aligning Science initiative, provides communities across the US with a mechanism to monitor their own wastewater for 11 infectious diseases. Visit wastewaterscan.org to learn what's happening in your community 💧

Our initiative @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org is #hiring. 🧪 Do you have a strong scientific background and are looking to use your subject matter expertise to drive project success? Apply for the #ProjectManager role with their Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2)! bit.ly/42HFPgU

#MeetOurTeam. This week we'd like to introduce the Coalition for Aligning Science executive team. Through their leadership, vision, and strategic direction, we continue pushing to change the way science is done 🔬 To learn more about our team, visit bit.ly/CASteam.

The Coalition for Aligning Science is more than just our name. We are researchers passionate about science, working to build coalitions to catalyze the transformational impact we strive for and align the motivations of multiple sectors to move toward a common strategic goal🔬 #BehindTheName

We believe that accelerating scientific discoveries is essential to generating impact in #science and #research. Our flagship initiatives are doing just that 🔬 Learn more about our initiatives: bit.ly/3YPNDtI @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org @bipolardiscoveries.org @wastewaterscan.bsky.social

#MeetOurTeam! This week we introduce two colleagues who keep us on track and focused on our mission to make scientific research more trustworthy, reproducible, open, and efficient. To learn more about our team, visit bit.ly/CASteam.

We're excited to introduce you to our 3 program officers 🔬 #MeetOurTeam With diverse expertise and backgrounds, they bring a comprehensive, collaborative approach to tackling complex scientific challenges. Learn more about our team: aligningscience.com/our-team/

Are you a supervisor of a trainee from an underrepresented group? Learn more and apply for funding for a #studentship with Aligning Science Across #Parkinson's (@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org) for your trainee by May 5th at bit.ly/3REvKed

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org) is still accepting LOIs for its Technical Track. If you are interested in developing a tool that aids in #Parkinsons disease research, see ASAP’s checklist below and be sure to check your eligibility and apply: bit.ly/4bhV96G