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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · 6d

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 @wastewaterscan.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · 10d

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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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · 14d

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 🧪

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org · 14d

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

Screenshot from The Genetics Podcast featuring three speakers in a split-screen format. On the left, the person wearing a headset is Sonya Dumanis, PhD, Deputy Director of ASAP. In the center, Patrick Short, PhD, host of the podcast, is smiling with their hand resting near their chin. On the right, Andrew Singleton, PhD, GP2 Co-Lead, is smiling. Logos for The Genetics Podcast and Sano Genetics appear in the top corners.

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · 22d

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

BD² @bipolardiscoveries.org · Sep 10

🚨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 🧠📈

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · 29d

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 🧪

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Sep 4

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

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Aug 27

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/

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Aug 20

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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Aligning Science Across Parkinson's @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org · Aug 19

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

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Aug 13

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...

Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Aug 7

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

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Aug 5

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

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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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jul 31

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...

Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jul 24

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...

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jul 16

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

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jul 9

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 ⬇️

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org · Jul 9

🔔 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/

Blue and green background with white text that reads "GP2 Data Update, Release #10" and a small icon below the text.

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jun 30

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

Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jun 20

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/

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jun 12

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

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jun 5

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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Measles Is Now Showing Up in Wastewater

Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.

time.com

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · Jun 4

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

Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · May 22

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

Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · May 21

📣 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

Innovative Medicine and Precision Approaches to Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Network - ARIA

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · May 16

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 💧

WastewaterSCAN @wastewaterscan.bsky.social · May 16

📊 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.🛟😷🧪

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · May 8

Our initiative @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org is #hiring.

🧪 Do you have a strong scientific background and are looking to use your subject matter expertise to drive project success? Apply for the #ProjectManager role with their Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2)! bit.ly/42HFPgU

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Coalition for Aligning Science @aligningscience.com · May 6

#MeetOurTeam. This week we'd like to introduce the Coalition for Aligning Science executive team. Through their leadership, vision, and strategic direction, we continue pushing to change the way science is done 🔬

To learn more about our team, visit bit.ly/CASteam.