Foundational Data Initiative for Parkinson's Disease is a consortium aiming to translate genetic findings using IPS lines differentiated to dopaminergic neurons
Xylene Reed @NIH is kicking things off after lunch at the @pdgenetics
meeting by describing the FOUNDIN PD study, which is being supported by the @MichaelJFoxOrg. This project will generate a public atlas of iPS cells with PD genetic risk factors
We are the Foundational Data Initiative for #Parkinson Disease (#FOUNDINPD) and are aiming to translate genetics into function using IPS differentiated to dopaminergic neurons! In total we are differentiating 100 lines into DA-neurons. First data expected mid 2019! Stay tuned!