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Training and Networking Working Group

The Training and Networking working group promotes training and networking throughout the GP2 project.

About the Training and Networking Working Group

Training is a key element of GP2. We have developed resources and opportunities to share best practice and learning internationally across a range of existing analytic methods, as well as developing or applying new methods from other fields.

As resources, we have developed a free online web-based learning platform to establish foundational knowledge on Parkinson’s disease genetics and bioinformatics. GP2 training can be accessed here. Tailored training opportunities for individuals are offered to develop skills and build local capacity.

We also aim to support the GP2 network to promote the flow of research opportunities, ideas and data in all directions across, as well as disseminate knowledge in wide and impactful ways across the full spectrum of stakeholders, including the research community, funders, patients, and the public.

Meet the leads & co-leads

Lead

Alastair Noyce, MD, PhD

Queen Mary University of London | London, UK

Co-Lead

Sara Bandres-Ciga, PharmD,PhD

National Institutes of Health | USA

Co-Lead

Sumit Dey, MSc

Queen Mary University of London | London, UK

Meet the participants

Member

Yi Wen Tay

University of Malaya | Malaysia

Member

Paula Saffie Awad

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Chile

Member

Paula Reyes-Pérez, MSc

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico

Member

Pin-Jui Kung, MSc

Genome and systems biology degree program, National Taiwan University | Taiwan

Member

Maria Teresa Periñan, PhD

Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla | Seville, Spain

Member

Arinola Sanyaolu, PhD

University of Lagos | Lagos, Nigeria

Member

Alejandro Martínez-Carrasco, MSc

University College London | London, UK

Member

Alexandra Zirra, MSc

Queen Mary University of London, Royal London Hospital | London, UK

Member

Cholpon Shambetova, MD

Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, University of Luebeck | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Member

Mary B Makarious, PhD

National Institutes of Health | Washington D.C., USA

Member

Hampton Leonard

National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health | USA

Member

Kajsa Atterling Brolin, PhD

Lund University, Queen Mary University of London | Lund, Sweden

Member

Spencer Finch, BSc

Queen Mary University of London | London, UK

Milestones

Completed

  • Established blog and social media presence
  • Established the GP2 Trainee Network
  • Launched the URP PhD and MSc Programs
  • Launched the Sabbaticals and Placements Program
  • Launched the Mentorship Program

Active

  • Launched the GP2 Learning Platform
  • Launched the GP2 newsletter
  • Organize a GP2 Hackathon
  • Run training workshops in URP regions

Not Started

  • Create a training curriculum/pathway