Contributions
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Accolades
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In the News
Two researchers from NDCN join global network to unravel the complexity of Parkinson’s disease
05/13/2026 — Two scientists from NDCN, Professor Andrew Sharott (Team leader) and Professor Laura Parkkinen (Co-Investigator) have been selected for multi-year grants to join the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease.
Oxford researchers join global network unravelling the complexity of Parkinson’s disease
05/13/2026 — Professor Andrew Sharott (Team leader) and Professor Laura Parkkinen (Co-Investigator) from Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have been selected for multi-year grants to join the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease.
UK DRI scientists receive multi-million-dollar awards to tackle Parkinson’s
05/05/2026 — Four scientists from the UK DRI are amongst the recipients of new global team-based research awards announced last week by the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s Initiative (ASAP), in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), as part of ASAP’s Collaborative Research Network (CRN).
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.
