Our Research Community

The Research Community highlights the teams and investigators advancing science together. Explore the work, follow connections, and discover opportunities to engage more deeply.

Research Themes

The research of the ASAP Collaborative Research Network (CRN) is structured around three primary themes that foster collaboration and coordination across teams:

1. Functional Genomics in Parkinson’s Disease
2. Neuro-Immune Interactions
3. Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

Each theme is designed to deepen our understanding of PD biology and drive progress toward new treatments. These themes are built around real-world scientific challenges and reflect priorities identified by the Parkinson’s research community. By focusing efforts around shared questions, we hope to accelerate more connected, impactful discovery.

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Teams

The CRN brings together a diverse, international community of multidisciplinary teams made of investigators and trainees from leading academic and research institutions. Our community is a driving force behind ASAP’s mission to accelerate the pace of discovery in PD through team-based, open, and multidisciplinary science.

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Working Groups

The CRN has established working groups that bring together investigators across teams to collaborate on shared challenges, develop best practice recommendations, and drive field-wide progress in Parkinson’s research. 

These groups focus on cross-cutting priorities such as data sharing, resource standardization, protocol harmonization, and equity in research practices. By fostering coordination beyond individual research themes, the working groups serve as engines for community-wide innovation, ensuring that insights, tools, and datasets generated by our teams are broadly usable, reproducible, and aligned with ASAP’s commitment to transparency and collaboration.

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Meet the Scientists Driving Collaboration and Innovation

Su-Chun Zhang Su-Chun Zhang Ramnik Xavier Ramnik Xavier Yuanchao Xue Yuanchao Xue Courtney Wright Courtney Wright Nicholas Wood Nicholas Wood Thomas Wichmann Thomas Wichmann Beatrice Weykopf Beatrice Weykopf Andrew West Andrew West Christine Weber-Schmidt Christine Weber-Schmidt Michael Ward Michael Ward Allen Wang Allen Wang Levi Waldron Levi Waldron Laura Volpicelli-Daley Laura Volpicelli-Daley Richard Wade-Martins Richard Wade-Martins Thierry Voet Thierry Voet Elizabeth Villa Elizabeth Villa Miquel Vila Miquel Vila Michele Vendruscolo Michele Vendruscolo Peter Vangheluwe Peter Vangheluwe David Van Valen David Van Valen Louis-Eric Trudeau Louis-Eric Trudeau Robert Turner Robert Turner Kate Trimble Kate Trimble Julianna Tomlinson Julianna Tomlinson Lachlan Thompson Lachlan Thompson Bernard Thienpont Bernard Thienpont Malú Tansey Malú Tansey Michael Tadross Michael Tadross Per Svenningsson Per Svenningsson James Surmeier James Surmeier Lorenz Studer Lorenz Studer David Sulzer David Sulzer Peter Strick Peter Strick William Stauffer William Stauffer Christine Stadelmann Christine Stadelmann Maria Grazia Spillantini Maria Grazia Spillantini J Solle J Solle Frank Soldner Frank Soldner Scott Soderling Scott Soderling Yoland Smith Yoland Smith Andrew Singleton Andrew Singleton Tatyana Simuni Tatyana Simuni Ellen Sidransky Ellen Sidransky Peter Shaw Peter Shaw Ashley Seifert Ashley Seifert Nicola Segata Nicola Segata Helen Schwerdt Helen Schwerdt Michael Schwarzschild Michael Schwarzschild Jackson Schumacher Jackson Schumacher Brenda Schulman Brenda Schulman Amanda Schneeweis Amanda Schneeweis Michael Schlossmacher Michael Schlossmacher Clemens Scherzer Clemens Scherzer Anthony Schapira Anthony Schapira Timothy Sampson Timothy Sampson Sara Salama Sara Salama Mina Ryten Mina Ryten Timothy Ryan Timothy Ryan Maxime Rousseaux Maxime Rousseaux Lilia Rodriguez Lilia Rodriguez Donald Rio Donald Rio Karin Reinisch Karin Reinisch Samara Reck-Peterson Samara Reck-Peterson Christos Proukakis Christos Proukakis Matthias Prigge Matthias Prigge Joseph Powell Joseph Powell Kathleen Poston Kathleen Poston Janna Jernigan Posey Janna Jernigan Posey Federica Pinto Federica Pinto Frances Platt Frances Platt Weiyi Peng Weiyi Peng Suzanne Pfeffer Suzanne Pfeffer Haydeh Payami Haydeh Payami Sergiu Pasca Sergiu Pasca Loukia Parisiadou Loukia Parisiadou Clare Parish Clare Parish Noah Palm Noah Palm Hayla Ollison Hayla Ollison Catherine Oikonomou Catherine Oikonomou Jose Obeso Jose Obeso Laura Niedernhofer Laura Niedernhofer Alexandra Nelson Alexandra Nelson Ken Nakamura Ken Nakamura Darren Moore Darren Moore Miratul Muqit Miratul Muqit Brit Mollenhauer Brit Mollenhauer William (Bill) Mobley William (Bill) Mobley Nicola Mercuri Nicola Mercuri Kalpana Merchant Kalpana Merchant Cláudia Mendes Cláudia Mendes Konstantinos (Dinos) Meletis Konstantinos (Dinos) Meletis Heidi McBride Heidi McBride Tina Matos Tina Matos Sarkis Mazmanian Sarkis Mazmanian Sascha Martens Sascha Martens Roberta Marongiu Roberta Marongiu Ken Marek Ken Marek Peter Magill Peter Magill James Maas James Maas
Su-Chun Zhang Su-Chun Zhang Ramnik Xavier Ramnik Xavier Yuanchao Xue Yuanchao Xue Courtney Wright Courtney Wright Nicholas Wood Nicholas Wood Thomas Wichmann Thomas Wichmann Beatrice Weykopf Beatrice Weykopf Andrew West Andrew West Christine Weber-Schmidt Christine Weber-Schmidt Michael Ward Michael Ward Allen Wang Allen Wang Levi Waldron Levi Waldron Laura Volpicelli-Daley Laura Volpicelli-Daley Richard Wade-Martins Richard Wade-Martins Thierry Voet Thierry Voet Elizabeth Villa Elizabeth Villa Miquel Vila Miquel Vila Michele Vendruscolo Michele Vendruscolo Peter Vangheluwe Peter Vangheluwe David Van Valen David Van Valen Louis-Eric Trudeau Louis-Eric Trudeau Robert Turner Robert Turner Kate Trimble Kate Trimble Julianna Tomlinson Julianna Tomlinson Lachlan Thompson Lachlan Thompson Bernard Thienpont Bernard Thienpont Malú Tansey Malú Tansey Michael Tadross Michael Tadross Per Svenningsson Per Svenningsson James Surmeier James Surmeier Lorenz Studer Lorenz Studer David Sulzer David Sulzer Peter Strick Peter Strick William Stauffer William Stauffer Christine Stadelmann Christine Stadelmann Maria Grazia Spillantini Maria Grazia Spillantini J Solle J Solle Frank Soldner Frank Soldner Scott Soderling Scott Soderling Yoland Smith Yoland Smith Andrew Singleton Andrew Singleton Tatyana Simuni Tatyana Simuni Ellen Sidransky Ellen Sidransky Peter Shaw Peter Shaw Ashley Seifert Ashley Seifert Nicola Segata Nicola Segata Helen Schwerdt Helen Schwerdt Michael Schwarzschild Michael Schwarzschild Jackson Schumacher Jackson Schumacher Brenda Schulman Brenda Schulman Amanda Schneeweis Amanda Schneeweis Michael Schlossmacher Michael Schlossmacher Clemens Scherzer Clemens Scherzer Anthony Schapira Anthony Schapira Timothy Sampson Timothy Sampson Sara Salama Sara Salama Mina Ryten Mina Ryten Timothy Ryan Timothy Ryan Maxime Rousseaux Maxime Rousseaux Lilia Rodriguez Lilia Rodriguez Donald Rio Donald Rio Karin Reinisch Karin Reinisch Samara Reck-Peterson Samara Reck-Peterson Christos Proukakis Christos Proukakis Matthias Prigge Matthias Prigge Joseph Powell Joseph Powell Kathleen Poston Kathleen Poston Janna Jernigan Posey Janna Jernigan Posey Federica Pinto Federica Pinto Frances Platt Frances Platt Weiyi Peng Weiyi Peng Suzanne Pfeffer Suzanne Pfeffer Haydeh Payami Haydeh Payami Sergiu Pasca Sergiu Pasca Loukia Parisiadou Loukia Parisiadou Clare Parish Clare Parish Noah Palm Noah Palm Hayla Ollison Hayla Ollison Catherine Oikonomou Catherine Oikonomou Jose Obeso Jose Obeso Laura Niedernhofer Laura Niedernhofer Alexandra Nelson Alexandra Nelson Ken Nakamura Ken Nakamura Darren Moore Darren Moore Miratul Muqit Miratul Muqit Brit Mollenhauer Brit Mollenhauer William (Bill) Mobley William (Bill) Mobley Nicola Mercuri Nicola Mercuri Kalpana Merchant Kalpana Merchant Cláudia Mendes Cláudia Mendes Konstantinos (Dinos) Meletis Konstantinos (Dinos) Meletis Heidi McBride Heidi McBride Tina Matos Tina Matos Sarkis Mazmanian Sarkis Mazmanian Sascha Martens Sascha Martens Roberta Marongiu Roberta Marongiu Ken Marek Ken Marek Peter Magill Peter Magill James Maas James Maas
Joseph Lyons Joseph Lyons Rodger Liddle Rodger Liddle Joshua Levin Joshua Levin Andres Leschziner Andres Leschziner Talia Lerner Talia Lerner Michael Lee Michael Lee Steven Lee Steven Lee Michael Lazarou Michael Lazarou Jeffrey Kordower Jeffrey Kordower Sofia Koletsi Sofia Koletsi Stefan Knapp Stefan Knapp Agnete Kirkeby Agnete Kirkeby Deniz Kirik Deniz Kirik Vikram Khurana Vikram Khurana Zayd Khaliq Zayd Khaliq Ann Kennedy Ann Kennedy Michael Kaplitt Michael Kaplitt Johannes Jungverdorben Johannes Jungverdorben Jennifer Johnston Jennifer Johnston Benjamin Johnson Benjamin Johnson Zane Jaunmuktane Zane Jaunmuktane Johan Jakobsson Johan Jakobsson James Hurley James Hurley Frances Hundley Frances Hundley Javier Hoyo Perez Javier Hoyo Perez Mark Howe Mark Howe Dirk Hockemeyer Dirk Hockemeyer Erika Holzbaur Erika Holzbaur Tom Hnasko Tom Hnasko Warren Hirst Warren Hirst Michael Higley Michael Higley Michael Henderson Michael Henderson Jacquelyn Haytayan Jacquelyn Haytayan Franz-Ulrich Hartl Franz-Ulrich Hartl J. Wade Harper J. Wade Harper Ashley Harms Ashley Harms John Hardy John Hardy David Hafler David Hafler Glenda Halliday Glenda Halliday Kallol Gupta Kallol Gupta Samantha Gruenheid Samantha Gruenheid Scott Grafton Scott Grafton Viviana Gradinaru Viviana Gradinaru Elena Gracheva Elena Gracheva Ian Ganley Ian Ganley Harini Gangadharan Harini Gangadharan Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Adriana Galvan Adriana Galvan Molly Gale Hammell Molly Gale Hammell Xiang-Dong Fu Xiang-Dong Fu Judith Frydman Judith Frydman April Frazier April Frazier Dorotea Fracchiolla Dorotea Fracchiolla Andrew (Drew) Fox Andrew (Drew) Fox Shawn Ferguson Shawn Ferguson Ruben Fernandez-Busnadiego Ruben Fernandez-Busnadiego Mel Feany Mel Feany Robert Fagiewicz Robert Fagiewicz Cagla Eroglu Cagla Eroglu Robert Edwards Robert Edwards Steve Dowdy Steve Dowdy Janelle Drouin-Ouellet Janelle Drouin-Ouellet Xianjun Dong Xianjun Dong Daniel Dombeck Daniel Dombeck Donato Di Monte Donato Di Monte Michel Desjardins Michel Desjardins Michela Deleidi Michela Deleidi Pietro De Camilli Pietro De Camilli Ted Dawson Ted Dawson Veronique Daniels Veronique Daniels Yang Dan Yang Dan Gist Croft Gist Croft Stephanie Cragg Stephanie Cragg Mark Cookson Mark Cookson Rui Costa Rui Costa Hong-Yuan Chu Hong-Yuan Chu Xiqun Chen Xiqun Chen Rui Chang Rui Chang Timothy Chan Timothy Chan Sreeganga Chandra Sreeganga Chandra Laura Castilla-Vallmanya Laura Castilla-Vallmanya Nicole Calakos Nicole Calakos Nicholas Buitrago-Pocasangre Nicholas Buitrago-Pocasangre Andreea Bostan Andreea Bostan Cornelis Blauwendraat Cornelis Blauwendraat Guy Boeckxstaens Guy Boeckxstaens Fabio Blandini Fabio Blandini Joel Blanchard Joel Blanchard Thomas Biederer Thomas Biederer Mark Bevan Mark Bevan Roger Barker Roger Barker Helen Bateup Helen Bateup Jane Balster Jane Balster Veerle Baekelandt Veerle Baekelandt Enrico Bagnoli Enrico Bagnoli Rajeshwar Awatramani Rajeshwar Awatramani Cecilia Arlehamn Cecilia Arlehamn Benjamin Arenkiel Benjamin Arenkiel Silvia Arber Silvia Arber Mathieu Almeida Mathieu Almeida Dario Alessi Dario Alessi Johnson Agniswamy Johnson Agniswamy Stein Aerts Stein Aerts Monther Abu-Remaileh Monther Abu-Remaileh
Joseph Lyons Joseph Lyons Rodger Liddle Rodger Liddle Joshua Levin Joshua Levin Andres Leschziner Andres Leschziner Talia Lerner Talia Lerner Michael Lee Michael Lee Steven Lee Steven Lee Michael Lazarou Michael Lazarou Jeffrey Kordower Jeffrey Kordower Sofia Koletsi Sofia Koletsi Stefan Knapp Stefan Knapp Agnete Kirkeby Agnete Kirkeby Deniz Kirik Deniz Kirik Vikram Khurana Vikram Khurana Zayd Khaliq Zayd Khaliq Ann Kennedy Ann Kennedy Michael Kaplitt Michael Kaplitt Johannes Jungverdorben Johannes Jungverdorben Jennifer Johnston Jennifer Johnston Benjamin Johnson Benjamin Johnson Zane Jaunmuktane Zane Jaunmuktane Johan Jakobsson Johan Jakobsson James Hurley James Hurley Frances Hundley Frances Hundley Javier Hoyo Perez Javier Hoyo Perez Mark Howe Mark Howe Dirk Hockemeyer Dirk Hockemeyer Erika Holzbaur Erika Holzbaur Tom Hnasko Tom Hnasko Warren Hirst Warren Hirst Michael Higley Michael Higley Michael Henderson Michael Henderson Jacquelyn Haytayan Jacquelyn Haytayan Franz-Ulrich Hartl Franz-Ulrich Hartl J. Wade Harper J. Wade Harper Ashley Harms Ashley Harms John Hardy John Hardy David Hafler David Hafler Glenda Halliday Glenda Halliday Kallol Gupta Kallol Gupta Samantha Gruenheid Samantha Gruenheid Scott Grafton Scott Grafton Viviana Gradinaru Viviana Gradinaru Elena Gracheva Elena Gracheva Ian Ganley Ian Ganley Harini Gangadharan Harini Gangadharan Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Adriana Galvan Adriana Galvan Molly Gale Hammell Molly Gale Hammell Xiang-Dong Fu Xiang-Dong Fu Judith Frydman Judith Frydman April Frazier April Frazier Dorotea Fracchiolla Dorotea Fracchiolla Andrew (Drew) Fox Andrew (Drew) Fox Shawn Ferguson Shawn Ferguson Ruben Fernandez-Busnadiego Ruben Fernandez-Busnadiego Mel Feany Mel Feany Robert Fagiewicz Robert Fagiewicz Cagla Eroglu Cagla Eroglu Robert Edwards Robert Edwards Steve Dowdy Steve Dowdy Janelle Drouin-Ouellet Janelle Drouin-Ouellet Xianjun Dong Xianjun Dong Daniel Dombeck Daniel Dombeck Donato Di Monte Donato Di Monte Michel Desjardins Michel Desjardins Michela Deleidi Michela Deleidi Pietro De Camilli Pietro De Camilli Ted Dawson Ted Dawson Veronique Daniels Veronique Daniels Yang Dan Yang Dan Gist Croft Gist Croft Stephanie Cragg Stephanie Cragg Mark Cookson Mark Cookson Rui Costa Rui Costa Hong-Yuan Chu Hong-Yuan Chu Xiqun Chen Xiqun Chen Rui Chang Rui Chang Timothy Chan Timothy Chan Sreeganga Chandra Sreeganga Chandra Laura Castilla-Vallmanya Laura Castilla-Vallmanya Nicole Calakos Nicole Calakos Nicholas Buitrago-Pocasangre Nicholas Buitrago-Pocasangre Andreea Bostan Andreea Bostan Cornelis Blauwendraat Cornelis Blauwendraat Guy Boeckxstaens Guy Boeckxstaens Fabio Blandini Fabio Blandini Joel Blanchard Joel Blanchard Thomas Biederer Thomas Biederer Mark Bevan Mark Bevan Roger Barker Roger Barker Helen Bateup Helen Bateup Jane Balster Jane Balster Veerle Baekelandt Veerle Baekelandt Enrico Bagnoli Enrico Bagnoli Rajeshwar Awatramani Rajeshwar Awatramani Cecilia Arlehamn Cecilia Arlehamn Benjamin Arenkiel Benjamin Arenkiel Silvia Arber Silvia Arber Mathieu Almeida Mathieu Almeida Dario Alessi Dario Alessi Johnson Agniswamy Johnson Agniswamy Stein Aerts Stein Aerts Monther Abu-Remaileh Monther Abu-Remaileh
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The CRN is a program of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, with a mission to serve the broader research ecosystem by building shared resources and enabling an infrastructure that accelerates progress for everyone.



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