The Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative is on a mission to accelerate the pace of discovery and inform the path to a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD) through collaboration, generation of research-enabling resources, and data-sharing. The ASAP initiative provides funding opportunities to the scientific community.
The Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative invites applications from collaborative teams to join the ASAP Collaborative Research Network (CRN), an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network of research teams working to address high-priority research questions in an effort to advance our understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and drive new ideas into the R&D pipeline. For this cycle, applications within the Scientific Track that focus on dissecting the mechanisms that contribute to PD heterogeneity will be considered in six key focus areas:
Examining PD in the Context of Aging
Understanding How Co-Pathologies Can Influence PD Pathogenesis and Progression
Role of Known Environmental Risk Factors in Contributing to Disease Pathogenesis
Understanding the Circuit Biology Driving Clinical Symptom Presentation (With an Emphasis on Non-Motor Symptoms)
Role of Clearance Mechanisms in PD
Identification of Factors Influencing Seeding in the Alpha-Synuclein Seeding Amplification Assay
For a full list of all instructions and requirements, download the RFA Overview, LOI Instructions and Requirements, and Team, Application, and Budget Guidelines.