Contributions
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Accolades
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In the News
Research team wins grant to study Parkinson’s genetics in mice
06/01/2026 — A University of Minnesota Medical School team has received a $6 million grant to design mouse models for the study of genetic variants linked to Parkinson’s disease.
Medical School research team awarded $6 million to advance Parkinson’s disease research, join global collaborative
05/21/2026 — Michael Koob, PhD, and his team from University of Minnesota Medical School have been selected to join the Collaborative Research Network (CRN)External link that opens in the same window, an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease, through a $6 million grant awarded by Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP)External link that opens in the same window, in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)External link that opens in the same window.
Dismantling Roadblocks: Why a Global Toolkit is Essential for Parkinson’s Breakthroughs
05/12/2026 — ASAP's latest investment aims to accelerate medical breakthroughs by creating a global, open-science toolkit of standardized resources and tools to overcome existing research barriers to overcome existing research barriers.
MJFF and ASAP Invest $261M in Global Network for Parkinson’s Research
04/30/2026 — Parkinson’s News Today reports that ASAP and The Michael J. Fox Foundation are investing $261 million to expand the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) to better understand what drives Parkinson’s disease and to accelerate the development of more personalized therapies.
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expand Global Research Initiative with $261M Investment Toward Personalized Treatments
04/28/2026 — Today, Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), announced $261 million in new grant funding for the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) to map the biological blueprint of Parkinson’s disease and build a standardized toolkit of global research resources that are needed to turn discoveries into treatments.
