Parkinson's UK College of Experts
The College of Experts makes recommendations for funding for Parkinson's UK's project grant, non drug approaches and fellowship schemes.
The College of Experts is formed of scientific experts from all areas of Parkinson’s research and additional areas of scientific technical expertise.
The College of Experts makes recommendations for funding for all stages of the project grants review process, non drug approaches grants, and fellowship schemes.
The College of Experts has to follow a strict code of conduct.
For more information about the role of our College of Experts members, read the College of Experts terms of reference.
The College of Experts panel meeting is chaired by Professor Richard Reynolds from Imperial College London.
You can find out more about Professor Richard Reynolds here.
Do you have expertise in neurological research?
Shape future research funding as the Chair of the Parkinson’s UK College of Experts
We are looking for someone with a minimum of 10 years' research experience in a field closely related to Parkinson’s research (such as Alzheimer’s, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, or Huntington's) so as to avoid conflicts of interest. This can be either from clinical practice or lab-based research.
It's our mission to accelerate research that will lead to life-changing new treatments to slow or stop Parkinson’s.
We are looking for a Chair who has:
- capacity to attend one virtual panel meeting per year (usually in June), involving approximately 25 hours preparation time to read meeting papers
- experience in leading research programmes, chairing groups, grant reviewing and involving lay people in research
- good leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- a demonstrated commitment to the aims and values of Parkinson’s UK, including our equality, diversity and inclusion goals.
Further details of the responsibilities of the Chair can be found within the College of Experts Terms of reference.
To express an interest in applying, or nominating someone, for the College of Experts Chair role please email the research grants team for an application form [email protected]
Applications should be returned by Friday 19 April 2024.
Professor Richard Reynolds, our current Chair, will be stepping down this summer:
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Review timelines are shared with College of Expert members 4 months in advance to help plan their time and commitments.
To express an interest in joining our College of Experts, please email the research grants team [email protected]
At the moment we are particularly looking for researchers with expertise in (this is not an exhaustive list):
- advanced microscopy techniques
- alpha-synuclein aggregation
- autophagy / neuronal death
- biomarkers
- clinical trials
- cohort studies
- compound screening
- drosophila models
- E3 ubiquitin ligases
- glucocerebrosidase (GBA) / lipid metabolism
- gut microbiome
- GWAS / risk profiling
- iPSC techniques
- LRRK2 and Rab proteins
- lysosomal dysfunction
- mitochondrial function
- neuroinflammation
- neuropathology
- next generation or single cell sequencing / spatial transcriptomics