Coalition for Aligning Science
@aligningscience.com
The Coalition for Aligning Science (CAS) designs and implements large-scale research programs that address unmet needs and maximize impact in biomedical research.
www.aligningscience.com
www.aligningscience.com
We're proud to celebrate the launch of @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org's new Collaborative Research Network (CRN) website 🧪
Open science is a foundational principle across all ASAP programs, including the CRN, and we are excited to share more about this network!
Open science is a foundational principle across all ASAP programs, including the CRN, and we are excited to share more about this network!
The Collaborative Research Network has a new home! Explore the new CRN website, a designated space to discover research teams, working groups, and impact highlights driving discovery in #ParkinsonsDisease 🧪
👉 www.asapcrn.org
👉 www.asapcrn.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We're proud to celebrate the launch of @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org's new Collaborative Research Network (CRN) website 🧪
Open science is a foundational principle across all ASAP programs, including the CRN, and we are excited to share more about this network!
Open science is a foundational principle across all ASAP programs, including the CRN, and we are excited to share more about this network!
Reminder! @bipolardiscoveries.org (BD2) is accepting Letters of Intent for their Discovery Research funding to advance studies on the biology of bipolar disorder.
LOIs are due November 21.
Watch their webinar to catch up on key details 🧪
youtube.com/watch?v=VNSU5QDumTI
LOIs are due November 21.
Watch their webinar to catch up on key details 🧪
youtube.com/watch?v=VNSU5QDumTI
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reminder! @bipolardiscoveries.org (BD2) is accepting Letters of Intent for their Discovery Research funding to advance studies on the biology of bipolar disorder.
LOIs are due November 21.
Watch their webinar to catch up on key details 🧪
youtube.com/watch?v=VNSU5QDumTI
LOIs are due November 21.
Watch their webinar to catch up on key details 🧪
youtube.com/watch?v=VNSU5QDumTI
Sharing scientific discoveries with the community enables informed decision making.
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social openly shares wastewater monitoring data on infectious diseases to help communities respond with better information and earlier action. #OpenScience
🔎 data.wastewaterscan.org
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social openly shares wastewater monitoring data on infectious diseases to help communities respond with better information and earlier action. #OpenScience
🔎 data.wastewaterscan.org
How do we use #wastewater to monitor infectious diseases like #influenza and #RSV?
📅 Wastewater treatment plants send samples to our lab partner weekly
🧪 Samples are tested for a dozen infectious diseases
📊 Results are posted on our #data dashboard
View the data. data.wastewaterscan.org
📅 Wastewater treatment plants send samples to our lab partner weekly
🧪 Samples are tested for a dozen infectious diseases
📊 Results are posted on our #data dashboard
View the data. data.wastewaterscan.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sharing scientific discoveries with the community enables informed decision making.
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social openly shares wastewater monitoring data on infectious diseases to help communities respond with better information and earlier action. #OpenScience
🔎 data.wastewaterscan.org
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social openly shares wastewater monitoring data on infectious diseases to help communities respond with better information and earlier action. #OpenScience
🔎 data.wastewaterscan.org
We are #hiring a Clinical Data Program Officer to lead data strategy for our Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) Initiative. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of clinical research while driving innovation and collaboration across institutions 🧪
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October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We are #hiring a Clinical Data Program Officer to lead data strategy for our Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) Initiative. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of clinical research while driving innovation and collaboration across institutions 🧪
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Listen to the latest episode of #TheGeneticsPodcast to learn more about how GP2 is setting a new standard in genetic research—bringing in underrepresented populations to strengthen data, deepen insights, and create a roadmap for global collaboration that others can follow 🧪
GP2 joined Patrick Short, PhD, on #TheGeneticsPodcast to discuss their publication in @ajhgnews.bsky.social, noting the scientific importance of diversifying genetic representation in #ParkinsonsResearch and how GP2 empowers scientists worldwide to lead research locally 🧪
🎧 bit.ly/4mHbCFp
🎧 bit.ly/4mHbCFp
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Listen to the latest episode of #TheGeneticsPodcast to learn more about how GP2 is setting a new standard in genetic research—bringing in underrepresented populations to strengthen data, deepen insights, and create a roadmap for global collaboration that others can follow 🧪
Big news from BD²: up to $4.5M in funding per team is now open to support #BipolarDisorder discovery research.
Apply here 👉 bit.ly/4mtZ6tC
Apply here 👉 bit.ly/4mtZ6tC
🚨We’re investing up to $18M in Discovery Research, dedicated to uncovering the biological mechanisms of #BipolarDisorder.
🔬 Up to $1.5M/year for 3 years per team
🧑💻 Applicant webinar Oct 8
📅 LOIs due Nov 21
Hear from Daniel Pham, Program Director, on what’s ahead + how to apply: bit.ly/4mtZ6tC 🧠📈
🔬 Up to $1.5M/year for 3 years per team
🧑💻 Applicant webinar Oct 8
📅 LOIs due Nov 21
Hear from Daniel Pham, Program Director, on what’s ahead + how to apply: bit.ly/4mtZ6tC 🧠📈
September 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Big news from BD²: up to $4.5M in funding per team is now open to support #BipolarDisorder discovery research.
Apply here 👉 bit.ly/4mtZ6tC
Apply here 👉 bit.ly/4mtZ6tC
We want to build a culture where science is open to all. That's why we’re excited to continue celebrating @alleninstitute.org’s 6th annual #OpenScienceWeek!
Join us in the comments by sharing how open science impacts your work or highlight people and projects making waves in the open science world 🧪
Join us in the comments by sharing how open science impacts your work or highlight people and projects making waves in the open science world 🧪
September 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We want to build a culture where science is open to all. That's why we’re excited to continue celebrating @alleninstitute.org’s 6th annual #OpenScienceWeek!
Join us in the comments by sharing how open science impacts your work or highlight people and projects making waves in the open science world 🧪
Join us in the comments by sharing how open science impacts your work or highlight people and projects making waves in the open science world 🧪
WastewaterSCAN: Initiative Spotlight 🔦
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social goal? To show that a national wastewater monitoring system is valuable to public health infrastructure, informs public health responses, and helps us prepare for future pandemics💧
See their dashboard in action: bit.ly/wwscandashboard
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social goal? To show that a national wastewater monitoring system is valuable to public health infrastructure, informs public health responses, and helps us prepare for future pandemics💧
See their dashboard in action: bit.ly/wwscandashboard
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
WastewaterSCAN: Initiative Spotlight 🔦
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social goal? To show that a national wastewater monitoring system is valuable to public health infrastructure, informs public health responses, and helps us prepare for future pandemics💧
See their dashboard in action: bit.ly/wwscandashboard
@wastewaterscan.bsky.social goal? To show that a national wastewater monitoring system is valuable to public health infrastructure, informs public health responses, and helps us prepare for future pandemics💧
See their dashboard in action: bit.ly/wwscandashboard
Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving With Bipolar Disorder (BD²): Initiative Spotlight 🔦
@bipolardiscoveries.org provides access to breakthrough insights on #bipolar disorder through four unique programs designed to share research with the research community! #OpenScience
bipolardiscoveries.org/
@bipolardiscoveries.org provides access to breakthrough insights on #bipolar disorder through four unique programs designed to share research with the research community! #OpenScience
bipolardiscoveries.org/
August 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving With Bipolar Disorder (BD²): Initiative Spotlight 🔦
@bipolardiscoveries.org provides access to breakthrough insights on #bipolar disorder through four unique programs designed to share research with the research community! #OpenScience
bipolardiscoveries.org/
@bipolardiscoveries.org provides access to breakthrough insights on #bipolar disorder through four unique programs designed to share research with the research community! #OpenScience
bipolardiscoveries.org/
Check out a new publication in the American Journal of Human Genetics authored by GP2-associated researchers, including CAS' very own Ekemini Riley, Sonya Dumanis, and Cornelis Blauwendraat!
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Published today in @geneticssociety.bsky.social's American Journal of Human Genetics: GP2 leaders and researchers explore the need for genetic diversity in #ParkinsonsResearch, the discoveries the GP2 model made possible, and how GP2 is bolstering Parkinson's research worldwide.
🧪 bit.ly/3UACR97
🧪 bit.ly/3UACR97
August 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Check out a new publication in the American Journal of Human Genetics authored by GP2-associated researchers, including CAS' very own Ekemini Riley, Sonya Dumanis, and Cornelis Blauwendraat!
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Meet Dr. Ellen Guss, our new Program Officer! She supports our ARIA initiative at CAS, bringing deep experience in open science and brain health research. We’re thrilled to have her on board.
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: www.aligningscience.com/team/ellen-g...
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: www.aligningscience.com/team/ellen-g...
August 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Meet Dr. Ellen Guss, our new Program Officer! She supports our ARIA initiative at CAS, bringing deep experience in open science and brain health research. We’re thrilled to have her on board.
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: www.aligningscience.com/team/ellen-g...
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: www.aligningscience.com/team/ellen-g...
We're kicking off our new series: Initiative Spotlight 🔦 starting with Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)!
@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org aims to speed discovery and drive progress toward a #ParkinsonsDisease cure through collaboration and open science.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ys7sIo
@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org aims to speed discovery and drive progress toward a #ParkinsonsDisease cure through collaboration and open science.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ys7sIo
August 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We're kicking off our new series: Initiative Spotlight 🔦 starting with Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP)!
@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org aims to speed discovery and drive progress toward a #ParkinsonsDisease cure through collaboration and open science.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ys7sIo
@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org aims to speed discovery and drive progress toward a #ParkinsonsDisease cure through collaboration and open science.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ys7sIo
Check out a new article detailing how the @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org and @alleninstitute.org collaboration is driving #neurodegeneration research forward!
Read about CAS founder and CEO Ekemini Riley and COO Sonya Dumanis and their instrumental work in the ASAP initiative! bit.ly/3H8PYLu
Read about CAS founder and CEO Ekemini Riley and COO Sonya Dumanis and their instrumental work in the ASAP initiative! bit.ly/3H8PYLu
Needed ASAP: The Partnership Rewiring Neurodegeneration Research
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) and the Allen Institute will examine neurodegenerative disease copathologies to develop precision medicines.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Check out a new article detailing how the @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org and @alleninstitute.org collaboration is driving #neurodegeneration research forward!
Read about CAS founder and CEO Ekemini Riley and COO Sonya Dumanis and their instrumental work in the ASAP initiative! bit.ly/3H8PYLu
Read about CAS founder and CEO Ekemini Riley and COO Sonya Dumanis and their instrumental work in the ASAP initiative! bit.ly/3H8PYLu
Our initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism, awarded three grants focused on neurosensing and neuromodulation 🎉
Congratulations:
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
Yale School of Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Learn more about the teams and their work:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
Congratulations:
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
Yale School of Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Learn more about the teams and their work:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
July 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism, awarded three grants focused on neurosensing and neuromodulation 🎉
Congratulations:
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
Yale School of Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Learn more about the teams and their work:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
Congratulations:
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
Yale School of Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Learn more about the teams and their work:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
Our initiative, Aligning Research to Impact #Autism (ARIA), is launching Frontier Science Hubs to transform autism #research across 5 bold areas: genetics, protein networks, brain circuits, communication, and development 🧪
Learn more about the 5 research areas:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
Learn more about the 5 research areas:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
July 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our initiative, Aligning Research to Impact #Autism (ARIA), is launching Frontier Science Hubs to transform autism #research across 5 bold areas: genetics, protein networks, brain circuits, communication, and development 🧪
Learn more about the 5 research areas:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
Learn more about the 5 research areas:
ariaroadmap.org/research-roa...
A big step in brain research 🧪
Our initiative Aligning Science Across Parkinson's CRN Cloud and the @alleninstitute.org's Brain Cell Atlas are now connected! This collaborative tool will give researchers a shared foundation to better understand #neurodegenerative diseases like #Parkinsons
Our initiative Aligning Science Across Parkinson's CRN Cloud and the @alleninstitute.org's Brain Cell Atlas are now connected! This collaborative tool will give researchers a shared foundation to better understand #neurodegenerative diseases like #Parkinsons
July 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A big step in brain research 🧪
Our initiative Aligning Science Across Parkinson's CRN Cloud and the @alleninstitute.org's Brain Cell Atlas are now connected! This collaborative tool will give researchers a shared foundation to better understand #neurodegenerative diseases like #Parkinsons
Our initiative Aligning Science Across Parkinson's CRN Cloud and the @alleninstitute.org's Brain Cell Atlas are now connected! This collaborative tool will give researchers a shared foundation to better understand #neurodegenerative diseases like #Parkinsons
The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2), a resource program of the @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org initiative focused on the genetic architecture of #ParkinsonsDisease, just released its new data release!
Check it out below ⬇️
Check it out below ⬇️
🔔 GP2’s 10th data release is live on the cohort dashboard!
It includes a new family file and data discovery report with pairwise kinship estimates, capturing both inferred and reported relationships.
🧪 Learn more: gp2.org/the-components-of-gp2s-10th-data-release/
It includes a new family file and data discovery report with pairwise kinship estimates, capturing both inferred and reported relationships.
🧪 Learn more: gp2.org/the-components-of-gp2s-10th-data-release/
July 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2), a resource program of the @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org initiative focused on the genetic architecture of #ParkinsonsDisease, just released its new data release!
Check it out below ⬇️
Check it out below ⬇️
We're thrilled to introduce Dr. Madeline Klinger, our new Associate Program Officer who supports communication efforts to establish open science frameworks and efficient research progress 🔬 #MeetOurTeam
To learn more about the rest of our team, check out our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
To learn more about the rest of our team, check out our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
June 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We're thrilled to introduce Dr. Madeline Klinger, our new Associate Program Officer who supports communication efforts to establish open science frameworks and efficient research progress 🔬 #MeetOurTeam
To learn more about the rest of our team, check out our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
To learn more about the rest of our team, check out our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
At Coalition for Aligning Science, our focus spans a range of critical areas, including #biomedical research on #neurological conditions, advancements in COVID-19 diagnostics, #wastewater based epidemiology, and more 🔬 #HowWeWork
Learn more aligningscience.com/capabilities/
Learn more aligningscience.com/capabilities/
June 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
At Coalition for Aligning Science, our focus spans a range of critical areas, including #biomedical research on #neurological conditions, advancements in COVID-19 diagnostics, #wastewater based epidemiology, and more 🔬 #HowWeWork
Learn more aligningscience.com/capabilities/
Learn more aligningscience.com/capabilities/
Welcome to the team, Richard Ha!
Richard, our Associate Director of Research Administration, oversees operational workflows for the coalition’s grants administration, namely in our #autism research initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)!
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
Richard, our Associate Director of Research Administration, oversees operational workflows for the coalition’s grants administration, namely in our #autism research initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)!
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
June 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Welcome to the team, Richard Ha!
Richard, our Associate Director of Research Administration, oversees operational workflows for the coalition’s grants administration, namely in our #autism research initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)!
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
Richard, our Associate Director of Research Administration, oversees operational workflows for the coalition’s grants administration, namely in our #autism research initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)!
#MeetOurTeam
Learn more: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
Our initiative @wastewaterscan.bsky.social is the first surveillance network to test for #measles in wastewater nationwide. Read more about how #wastewater monitoring can be used to respond to the current measles outbreak in the U.S. 🧪
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time.com/7290566/wast...
Measles Is Now Showing Up in Wastewater
Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.
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June 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our initiative @wastewaterscan.bsky.social is the first surveillance network to test for #measles in wastewater nationwide. Read more about how #wastewater monitoring can be used to respond to the current measles outbreak in the U.S. 🧪
time.com/7290566/wast...
time.com/7290566/wast...
Welcome to the team, Dr. Caroline Pantazis!
Dr. Pantazis is our Associate Director of Research Operations who works across workstreams to organize and leverage knowledge to support innovation and decision-making. #MeetOurTeam
To learn more about the team, visit our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
Dr. Pantazis is our Associate Director of Research Operations who works across workstreams to organize and leverage knowledge to support innovation and decision-making. #MeetOurTeam
To learn more about the team, visit our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
June 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Welcome to the team, Dr. Caroline Pantazis!
Dr. Pantazis is our Associate Director of Research Operations who works across workstreams to organize and leverage knowledge to support innovation and decision-making. #MeetOurTeam
To learn more about the team, visit our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
Dr. Pantazis is our Associate Director of Research Operations who works across workstreams to organize and leverage knowledge to support innovation and decision-making. #MeetOurTeam
To learn more about the team, visit our website: bit.ly/3XUyo3j
We take a holistic approach to accelerate research:
✅ Identification of key knowledge gaps & effective solutions
✅ Evaluation of funding opportunities & guidance of strategic use of private capital
✅ Design and implementation of research programs
✅ Building coalitions across disciplines & sectors
✅ Identification of key knowledge gaps & effective solutions
✅ Evaluation of funding opportunities & guidance of strategic use of private capital
✅ Design and implementation of research programs
✅ Building coalitions across disciplines & sectors
May 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We take a holistic approach to accelerate research:
✅ Identification of key knowledge gaps & effective solutions
✅ Evaluation of funding opportunities & guidance of strategic use of private capital
✅ Design and implementation of research programs
✅ Building coalitions across disciplines & sectors
✅ Identification of key knowledge gaps & effective solutions
✅ Evaluation of funding opportunities & guidance of strategic use of private capital
✅ Design and implementation of research programs
✅ Building coalitions across disciplines & sectors
📣 Exciting news! Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA), one of our flagship initiatives, announced an RFA to join the IMPACT Network, an effort to accelerate care for people across the autism spectrum by enabling rapid and effective therapeutic development 🧪
Learn more: bit.ly/3SgTghY
Learn more: bit.ly/3SgTghY
Innovative Medicine and Precision Approaches to Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Network - ARIA
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May 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📣 Exciting news! Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA), one of our flagship initiatives, announced an RFA to join the IMPACT Network, an effort to accelerate care for people across the autism spectrum by enabling rapid and effective therapeutic development 🧪
Learn more: bit.ly/3SgTghY
Learn more: bit.ly/3SgTghY
WastewaterSCAN, a Coalition for Aligning Science initiative, provides communities across the US with a mechanism to monitor their own wastewater for 11 infectious diseases. Visit wastewaterscan.org to learn what's happening in your community 💧
📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data:
Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. The other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide and not in seasonal onset.🛟😷🧪
Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘Medium’ category. The other respiratory viruses we monitor (RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide and not in seasonal onset.🛟😷🧪
May 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
WastewaterSCAN, a Coalition for Aligning Science initiative, provides communities across the US with a mechanism to monitor their own wastewater for 11 infectious diseases. Visit wastewaterscan.org to learn what's happening in your community 💧