Sparking New Discoveries for Parkinson’s Disease
The Collaborative Research Network (CRN) is a first-of-its-kind global community of multidisciplinary and multi-institutional teams working together to spark new discoveries in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research. The CRN is a program of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, managed by the Coalition for Aligning Science and implemented by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Our Research Network
The ASAP CRN supports 67 research teams across 22 countries, focusing on critical areas such as functional genomics in Parkinson’s disease, neuro-immune interactions, circuitry and brain-body interactions, PD heterogeneity, and tool generation. With collaboration at its core, the CRN brings together hundreds of investigators to share expertise, findings, and tools in an effort to tackle challenges in the PD space. As a community, we promote standards for openness, real-world utility, and collective impact across scientific research.
An ASAP Program
An ASAP Program
The Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative launched the CRN in 2020 to catalyze breakthroughs in PD research. ASAP fosters connections across the scientific community by supporting a variety of programs designed to enhance collaboration and promote sharing of scientific findings, tools, and technologies.
Impact
From the beginning, the CRN has been committed to providing resources, addressing research bottlenecks, and fostering innovation to build a thriving research ecosystem that advances Parkinson’s disease research.
Impact
From the beginning, the CRN has been committed to providing resources, addressing research bottlenecks, and fostering innovation to build a thriving research ecosystem that advances Parkinson’s disease research.
Latest CRN Highlights
Members of the CRN work diligently to advance our understanding of Parkinson’s disease. Learn more about recent CRN discoveries and achievements.
Voices From the Network: How Open Science Practices Are Driving Research Forward
To celebrate Open Science Week, ASAP highlights how transparent collaboration and open data sharing are driving research forward across our network to accelerate Parkinson's discoveries.
Expanding Our Research Horizons: 2026 CRN Investigators Meeting
This year, the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) convened for its Annual Investigators Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, on June 15-18. The meeting brought together over 300 attendees, including established teams and newly funded investigators, under one roof for the first time.
Sparking Discoveries for Parkinson’s Research: CRN Impact Report 2025-2026
We are proud to release the 2025-2026 ASAP Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Impact Report. This update showcases how our global community is reinvigorating the Parkinson’s research pipeline by transforming how we collaborate, generating open-access resources and datasets, and identifying new targets and pathways to accelerate translation toward a cure.