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Black History Month Spotlight: BLAAC PD Reflections and Anticipations
Learn MoreThe month of February is recognized as Black History Month in the United States, celebrating the contributions and achievements of the Black community. It was …
Breakthrough Prizes 2024 – Interview with Andy Singleton, Thomas Gasser, and Ellen Sidransky
Learn MoreLast September 14th, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced Andrew Singleton, Thomas Gasser, and Ellen Sidransky as the three recipients of the 2024 Break…
Highlights from the GP2 Hackathon 2023
Learn MoreHackathons are fast-paced events where attendees work in teams to develop innovative solutions to specific challenges or problems. These events have become inc…
Trainees’ Perceptions of the GP2 Annual Investigators Meeting 2023
Learn MoreThe GP2 Trainee Network currently consists of 223 members worldwide. It has been created to streamline training opportunities, direct expertise to places where…
“Awesome” GP2 Annual Meeting Recaps First Major Finding and Discusses Future Directions
Learn More“It was awesome.”Rock concert? Space launch? Try GP2 Annual Meeting.So described by GP2 Principal Investigator Andrew Singleton, PhD.“I got a little emotional …
Collaborative Science Unlocks GBA1 Discovery
Learn MoreFirst major discovery of a novel risk factor for PD in people of African ancestry demonstrates the importance of including underrepresented populations.With th…
GP2 Asian Trainees attend the MDS-AOS Basic Science School in Manila, The Philippines
Learn MoreA team of GP2 trainees from Asia recently attended the MDS-AOS Basic Science School: Translational Neurogenetics with Focus on Movement Disorders in Manila, Ph…
GP2 Visits India
Learn MoreGP2 recently visited India where study team members took advantage of the 8th Asian and Oceanian Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress (AOPMC) he…
Precision Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease: Past Lessons and New Frontiers
Learn MoreMembers of the GP2 Trainee Network recently had the opportunity to attend a two-day conference called ‘Precision Medicine in Parkinson's Disease: past lessons …
The Components of GP2’s Fourth Data Release
Learn MoreIn February 2023, GP2 announced the fourth data release on the Terra platform in collaboration with AMP® PD. This release is packed full of new data and resour…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Learn MoreTo celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, representatives of the GP2 Trainee Network have written a post honoring the women in roles as lea…
Introducing the GP2 Trainee Representatives
Learn MoreThis blog talks about how the GP2 Trainee Representatives have emerged as a meaningful role within the GP2 Trainee Network to mediate communication between GP2…
Diversity in Parkinson’s Disease Genetics Research
Learn MoreThis blog talks about the reasons the study about PD genetics among non European populations was carried out and how GP2 intends to learn from it to minimize h…
Impressions of GP2 AIM from the GP2 Trainees’ Perspective
Learn MoreThis year, the first ever GP2 Annual Investigators Meeting (AIM) was held in Madrid. This blog contains insights and impressions from members of the GP2 Traine…
GP2 Celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Learn MoreOn the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Sara Bandres-Ciga, Co-lead Training, Networking and Communication working group, shares how GP2 is work…
Overcoming Challenges to Black and African American Representation in Parkinson’s Research
Learn MoreTo address the challenge of recruiting Black and African American individuals into BLAAC PD, GP2 researchers have developed an innovative two-pronged approach:…
Understanding Genetic Implications of the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease Study (BLAAC PD)
Learn MoreOver the last two decades, we have witnessed a revolution in the research area of complex genetic diseases, including Parkinson’s disease. Great advances have …
GP2 and AMP PD: Platform Partners for Progress in Parkinson’s Research
Learn MoreAdding a layer of compute to connect two massive datasets is where we are headed. Mike Nalls, Hampton Leonard, Matt Bookman, and Eline Appelmans outline the pa…
Open Science Opens Doors
Learn MoreIn GP2, underlying data, analytical processes, and results will be made available to the research community as quickly as possible, with minimal barriers to ac…
A letter to the patient community from Randy Schekman, ASAP Scientific Director
Learn MoreASAP Scientific Director, Randy Schekman, expresses his personal and professional connection with Parkinson's disease in a letter to the patient community, sha…
