Uncovering the roots of Parkinson's disease, together
A global research initiative
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) is fostering collaboration and resources to better understand the underlying causes of Parkinson’s disease. With scale, transparency, and open access data sharing, we believe we can accelerate the pace of discovery, and inform the path to a cure.
ASAP and Allen Institute are teaming up to help researchers unlock insights into neurodegenerative diseases. We are uniting Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Cloud data from 3 million human cells across 9 brain regions from individuals with Parkinson’s into the Allen Brain Cell (ABC) Atlas visualization tool, which already contains 6.4 million human cells. This expansion is an increase of nearly 50%, and marks the first time data from patients with Parkinson’s disease is included in the ABC Atlas.
GP2 announced the 10th data release on the Terra and the Verily® Workbench platforms in collaboration with AMP® PD. This release includes 11,109 additional genotyped participants and 13,339 additional WGS participants.
Since ASAP launched in 2017, we have reflected on our journey and impact on the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community. See how our initiative has allowed us to better understand the roots of PD and support the research community. We also invite you to review our Collaborative Research Network’s impact.
Latest News
Expanded Research Tool to Crack the Code on Parkinson’s, the Fastest-Growing Neurodegenerative Disease
ASAP and Allen Institute announce a new collaboration that creates a common language for visualizing data from Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s research
ASAP Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Impact Report
From 2020 to 2024, the ASAP CRN supported 35 multidisciplinary, international teams across 14 countries. See how the CRN has accelerated breakthroughs in PD research through collaboration and open science.
Charting New Waters in Parkinson’s Research: Highlights From the 2025 CRN Collaborative Meeting
ASAP’s 2025 Collaborative Meeting welcomed representatives from our 35 CRN teams to share impactful findings on the PD landscape, promote the cross-fertilization of ideas, and provide opportunities to engage the broader CRN across different levels of training.
