ASAP Celebration of Scientific Achievement

We invite you to join us for the first convening of ASAP Celebration of Scientific Achievement (COSA) 2021. This event will showcase the unique contributions of students and postdocs funded by the ASAP Collaborative Research Network (CRN). Funded in late 2020, each CRN team brings together investigators across multiple disciplines, institutions, career stages, and geographies seeking to tackle key knowledge gaps in the basic mechanisms that contribute to Parkinson’s development and progression. By spotlighting the next generation of PD researchers and creating a global venue for engagement, this event aims to foster collaboration within and across CRN teams and celebrate CRN progress to date.

Event Goals

• Promote information exchange across CRN, particularly among and between graduate and PhD students as well as post-doctoral researchers
• Foster peer networking, engagement, & collaboration across CRN
• Provide opportunity to receive formal & informal feedback from peers, senior researchers, & PD community

Key Dates

• Abstract Submission: August 2^nd - September 7th, 2021
• Event Registration (attendees): Sept 1st - 27th, 2021
• Poster Practice Session #1: October 5th at 4pm EST
• Poster Practice Session #2: October 7th at 9:30am EST
• Keynote Presentation: October 12th at 1pm PDT/4pm EST
• Semi-live poster sessions: October 12th - 15th, 2021

Who We Are

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.