Clinical Research Manager role at Cure Parkinsons providing strategic leadership across clinical trial development and treatment selection. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...

Do you enjoy photography whilst engaging in dementia research? If so, we’d love to see your work at our photo contest! Show us your science through your lens, with merch prizes up for grabs. Launching soon - watch this space!

The Michael J Fox Foundation is hosting an online town hall on endolysosomal targets in Parkinson disease on 25 March at 12.30pm EST. Registration now open. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/mjff-t...

Did the new Greenwich Peninsula Parkrun this morning (lovely event!) then over to the London stadium for a talk to this years cohort of runners for Alzheimer’s Research UK 🥳 🏃🏼‍♀️

Have you read our annual research recap yet? 👩‍🔬 Catch up now with our exciting research developments from 2025 and discover what’s in store for 2026 – from the launch of SLEIPNIR to recruitment for DAPA-PD. Read now: buff.ly/RnGgUqM

Have a ballot place in the iconic London Marathon this year? Why not join #TeamCure and raise vital funds and awareness for Parkinson’s research! At Cure Parkinson’s, our aim is to make sure your experience is truly unforgettable. Join the team: buff.ly/PkmHhml

The WPC is proud to recognize our Double Platinum Champion Partner, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, for their continued support. MJFF is dedicated to advancing treatments and finding a cure for Parkinson’s. They’ll be at #wpc2026 in Phoenix—will you join us? 🔗 wpc2026.org

Don't miss out. Apply to our 2026 Advanced Research Training Courses today!

Our new white paper, Investing in Open Science, is out 📄 🧪 What does it really take to fund #OpenScience? We unpack our 5 policy requirements, along with key barriers and cost drivers, from data infrastructure to OA/APCs and compliance reviews. 🔗 bit.ly/4sxzIH2

Strengthen your ability to teach reproducible and open research practices by joining @irise-eu.bsky.social Train-the-Trainer workshops this February! Live online, interactive, small-group activities and discussion. Free to attend. Places are limited. #Training #Reproducibility #Preregistration

My Name is Doddie Foundation Catalyst Awards 2026 are now open. Funding bold early stage MND research ideas with up to £100k to generate data and open new treatment pathways. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/my-n...

A great meeting ahead for host and pathogen aficionados! Keynote speakers: Florence Niedergang (Cochin) and Raphael Valdivia (Duke)- plenty of opportunities for early career researchers to present their work and a very collegial and supportive network. Belfast here we go! Please repost.

Doddie Beir is now available across all Aldi Scotland stores, cheers to that! 🍻 Every can purchased helps takes us closer to our goal: a world free of MND. We’re hugely grateful for all the support from Aldi and Cold Town Beer.

Better treatment starts with better research. 🔬 The Parkinson’s Foundation funds research to find the cause, and ultimately, a cure for Parkinson's disease. Learn about our research programs by visiting: Parkinson.org/Research

New year, new challenge? Whether you fancy tackling a marathon, heading on a cycling adventure or creating your own unique challenge, kick 2026 off to a great start by joining #TeamCure and help support vital Parkinson's research. Find your event: buff.ly/rzbxw0o

We need to know more about how best to communicate genetic risk for #AlzheimersDisease and #ApoE. Please circulate this survey that is on the #POPPED website so we can get as many opinions as possible... popped.org.uk/apoe4/

We’re approaching our first quarterly funding deadline of 2026! You have until Monday 12 January to apply for funding for laboratory or clinical research projects with the potential to slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s. Find out more: buff.ly/8ycLCi8

Drosophila models have been highly useful in dissecting the physiological roles of PINK1 and Parkin in #mitophagy Led by 3 talented PhD students, we wrote a review summarising recent exciting discoveries and discussed these in context of current in vitro studies portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...

As the Christmas decorations come down across the country, people in Buckingham and the surrounding areas can dispose of their trees and support us at the same time. Thank you to everyone who has already used Pearce's service: www.justgiving.com/page/pearces... #lewybodydementia #Buckinghamshire

Deadlines are approaching for @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Autophagy : Mechanisms to Therapy, this February in Keystone! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: keysym.us/KSAutophagy26 #KSAutophagy26

Happy New Year to all our supporters! 🎆 Your generous support has helped fund our vital research seeking to slow the progression of Parkinson’s. Stay tuned for further updates and fundraising opportunities for 2026!

2025 was a remarkable year for the Parkinson’s Foundation! With your support, we launched new initiatives & vital PD resources, stayed fast in our commitment to improving PD care & research, and empowered the community through education & resources. Parkinson.org/blog/awareness/2025-milestones

‼️🚨Hi all! The next Bioc Soc Membrane Contact Site Meeting will be in Chepstow, UK 28-30th Sept 2026. Fantastic speakers with talk slots still available. Sign up & abstract submission now open - limited spaces so register early! Hope to see you all there. Please share + RT 🙏

Merry Christmas everyone

Catch our Director of Research, Dr Simon Stott, on the No Silver Bullet 4 PD podcast on Monday 12 January at 7:30pm GMT as he shares the 2025 Parkinson’s breakthroughs and the 2026 trials we must be watching. Register now: buff.ly/DeMo2sp

As a Christmas present to all of our incredible supporters at the end of our 20th anniversary year, we’re bringing you an audiobook journey like no other. You can now listen to Shake Well Before Use, written and narrated by our late Co-founder and President Tom Isaacs. Listen now: buff.ly/5TEHNJr

As part of our commitment to invest in innovative new approaches to MND research, our Catalyst Award is opening for applications on 13 January. We’re looking for bold, early-stage ideas that need catalytic funding to get off the ground. More details here: www.myname5doddie.co.uk/research/fun...

What links GPNMB to Parkinson’s? Research from (bluesky-less) Erin Bogacki and Susanne Herbst suggests that lysosomes could be the link: GPNMB is a biomarker for lysosomal dysfunction and is secreted via LRRK2-modulated lysosomal exocytosis | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Grateful to @focalplane.bsky.social for inviting us to write about our last paper on lysosomal tubulation during the stress response (rupress.org/jcb/article/...)! focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/11/d...

Such a great @ukrepro.bsky.social meeting yesterday in Manchester. Hugely productive, focused, and what an outstanding example of collaborative working for the greater good! Sorry I cannot be there for day 2

Congratulations to our undergraduate student, Maia Wang, for winning the first prize in the brain art competition at the Rutgers brain health institute annual symposium for her watercolour of an axon! Great job to all our lab members who submitted 5 fantastic pieces 🖼️

GP2 just hit a major milestone 🎉 The 11th data release includes more than 100k samples from people around the world, including a strong share from underrepresented populations. This scale is helping researchers reveal more than 50 new genetic risk factors. Read the blog: bit.ly/4rjqhdu

However you want to get involved, there are plenty of ways to spread festive cheer and raise vital funds for Cure Parkinson’s this Christmas! 🎄 Explore our webpage to find some of our favourite ways you can take part: buff.ly/9I3ZUsK

It is a nice way to end the week: our improved RAB GTPase BioID map now online! www.nature.com/articles/s42... We hope it will be useful to the community, and we're happy to share any reagents!

I did it. Phew. 🏃‍♂️ I completed the Silverstone half marathon, raising money for Race Against Dementia. Still time to donate if you have a spare £. www.givengain.com/project/char...

The Jean Corsan Prize celebrates ECRs driving progress in dementia research Open to PhD/MD students with an excellent neurodegeneration paper (including pre-prints). Winner gets £2,500 & presents at #ARUKConf26 Nominate yourself or a colleague by 15 Dec www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for...

We're excited to welcome a new Group Leader to the UK DRI at Cambridge! 👏 Dr Emil Gustavsson joins the institute from UCL, to better understand how our genetics influence neurodegenerative conditions. Find out more 👉 buff.ly/h2n9jcw

We’re hiring a Research Grants Officer! This role is responsible for the administration of the grant management process, including managing external reviews, communicating with funded researchers about projects and contracting research projects. Apply now: buff.ly/zU9eR6s

Hey early-career researchers! @cureparkinsons.org.uk is taking applications for our annual Research Committee Internship programme. Open to PhD students & post-docs doing #Parkinsons research in the UK or Europe Only 2 weeks to go! cureparkinsons.org.uk/2025/10/cure...

We're looking forward to having Anastasia Henry, Senior Director at Denali Therapeutics, talk on a Parellel Session at WPC 2026. View the Provisional Program here: https://wpc2026.org/ScientificProgram Learn More: https://wpc2026.org/ #Parkinsons #wpc2026 #Phoenix

We are hiring! Interested? Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887

Throwback to WPC 2019 in Kyoto, Japan with the WPC Global Choir, led by WPC Choir Director, Judi Spencer. You're invited to join the WPC Global Choir and join us at #wpc2026 in #phoenix. WPC Choir: https://wpc2026.org/choir#wpc2026#phoenix#Parkinsons #choir #tbt

Join the WPC for a special live webinar exploring dopamine cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease. Date: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 Time: 8AM CT/ 9AM ET/3PM CET Program made possible w/ support from BlueRock Therapeutics Learn More: www.worldpdcoalition.org/celltherapies #Parkinsons #CellTherapy

It was wonderful to host you all!

Today is the last day of the "Fuel the Future of Parkinson Science" campaign to support early-career researchers in the #Parkinsons field by providing travel grants to attend the 7th World Parkinson Congress #wpc2026 in #Phoenix next year. Make a Gift: wpc2026.org/supportresea...

From completing an incredible eight-day-long walk around the coast of Menorca, or a Hyrox fitness challenge, to tackling races across the country – there was no stopping our #FundraisingHeroes in October! Find out more about what they achieved: buff.ly/iUhIYmo