Hi all! Below is the content of the March Data Community Newsletter we sent out via email few hours ago. Let us know if you didn’t receive it, or if you have topics you’d like to see in further iterations!
March 2024 Data Community Newsletter
As we continue to grow and welcome new members into our community the team here wanted to provide an update on all that is going on as we work together to address shared challenges around accessing, using, and creating guidance for conducting research with PD data. While the bulk of our communications occur on Discourse, we know a round up in your inbox can be helpful to draw attention to what’s happening in the community. Read on for information you may have missed and feel free to reach out to researchcommunity@michaeljfox.org if you have any questions!
We want to hear from you!
- New to the community? We’d love to hear your feedback via this two minute survey to help us understand how we can support your research goals!
- If you have a colleague, mentee, friend, or other connection whom you’d like to invite to the community, they can register their interest by filling out this short form.
Welcome and getting started
- Welcome to all of our new members! Thank you to everyone who has posted an introduction. Here are a few of the latest:
- Keaton from 23andMe wants folks to know they can reach out to talk about microbiome research.
- Divyani works at AIIMS New Delhi, and is interested in conversations about conducting clinical research in a resource-constrained setting.
- Yasser is from Constantine, Algeria and is embarking on a PhD related to PD genetics in North African populations.
- Add your own intro. If you’re new to the community and haven’t posted an introduction yet, we’d love to hear from you!
- Join a welcome call. These 30 minute, MJFF-led calls will provide you with an overview of the community, the Discourse platform, and introduce you to current and new members. Sign up here if you are interested!
- View our Getting Started tips. If you’re new to the community, here are some tips for navigating Discourse and where to start.
News, events, and networking
- Data wrangling task force
- New data and publications
- GP2’s 6th data release is live!
- Will you be attending AAN in April? If so, reply to this topic to let us know!
- Check out this Discourse Topic to read about DCoP members’ recent publications!
Resources and ongoing conversations
- Farren shared some tips on complementary analyses to help synthesize the many SNP findings from a GWAS. Check it out for tips or chime in with more suggestions!
- Daniel shared an overview of UK Biobank, and Hirotaka shared an intro to PDBP. Check them out if you’d like to learn about those datasets.
- Gian shared a training opportunity for the AIM-AHEAD and NCATS training program, which will focus on using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to analyze data.
Feel free to reach out to Josh or Maya on Discourse with any questions you might have. You can alternatively email the general community account at: researchcommunity@michaeljfox.org!