Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Parkinson’s Disease

The Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2) is an ambitious program to genotype over 250,000 volunteers around the world to further understand the genetic architecture of Parkinson’s disease (PD). GP2 is a resource program of Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) managed by the Coalition for Aligning Science and implemented by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Our Goal

To Genotype Over 250,000 Volunteers From Around the World.

Using this knowledge, we’ll accelerate the development and deployment of therapeutic strategies for PD and build a community to address the emerging needs in PD research.

Here’s How We Do It

  • Collecting Samples and Data From Around the World

    Our goal is to expand and include groups traditionally underrepresented in genetics research.

  • Building Global Will and Capacity

    We offer a robust set of resources for PD researchers, including global training programs and opportunities.

  • Harmonizing and Analyzing Data

    Our data is available to researchers across the world through Terra and Verily® Workbench cloud computing platforms in collaboration with AMP® PD. 

Our Global Research Community

GP2 is made up of hundreds of member organizations around the world that are coming together to create a global research community dedicated to rapidly addressing emerging research needs in PD. Our work is aimed at using genetics to accelerate the path to the development and deployment of therapeutic strategies for PD. Our Working Groups bring together specialists across a range of disciplines to assist with the operations and implementation of our program.

Meet the Community

A Global View of PD

GP2 serves as a central hub to generate the genetic data from studies across the globe and harmonize corresponding clinical data. GP2-generated genetic data are shared in a central computational workspace that is available to qualified researchers, as well as returned directly to contributing researchers, enabling GP2 to serve as both a discovery engine and capacity builder. This equips a global research collective with the skill sets, tools, and infrastructure to rapidly and efficiently address emerging research needs and questions.

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Unlocking Training Opportunities

GP2 offers a wide variety of training opportunities for early career (and beyond) researchers. From in-person workshops to online courses, there are many free resources for investigators available in multiple languages.

Using Terra to Access Data and Perform Analysis
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Latest GP2 News

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GP2 Underrepresented Populations PhD Program 2025

March 28, 2025

We are inviting supervisors who identify as belonging to an underrepresented group in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research to apply for funding for a trainee who also identifies as belonging to an underrepresented group to pursue a PhD in the genetics of…
Training and Networking WG: 2024 Highlights and Achievements

February 25, 2025

The Training & Networking Group (TN WG) has been instrumental in supporting the next generation of PD researchers and clinicians across the GP2 network. A total of 280 trainees were supported through various programs, including bioinformatics workshops,…
Introducing the GP2 Trainee Representatives

February 13, 2025

This blog talks about how the GP2 Trainee Representatives have emerged as a meaningful role within the GP2 Trainee Network to mediate communication between GP2 core members and the training body.