2025 GCPD Registration

Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease

Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease brings together hundreds of scientists, clinicians and people with Parkinson’s to explore the latest Parkinson’s research. This year’s symposium will highlight breakthroughs in our understanding of cell vulnerabilities, with a focus on how these advances inform new therapeutic strategies.

Sessions will address:

The role of specific disease-linked proteins that function in the endolysosomal pathway, including LRRK2, VPS35 and GBA1
Maintaining lysosomal health and efficiency
Endolysosomal membrane lipid regulation and membrane protein trafficking
Organelle clearance and quality control through the lysosome
Protein aggregate clearance

Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson’s are thrilled to once again host Rallying to the Challenge, a meeting designed for and by people with Parkinson’s, advocates and care partners that delves into how the Parkinson’s community can impact and accelerate research.

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Both - Tuesday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 10

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Posters

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Eligibility

Students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and research staff are welcome to submit an abstract. If the number of submitted poster abstracts exceeds the space, the organizers will select the abstracts that are most relevant to the conference theme.

Abstract format

Submitted abstracts should represent original research. The title should be brief and descriptive, and the body should include rationale, methods and results. Please prepare abstracts using the below template.

Abstract submission

Poster abstracts should be submitted during the registration process.

TITLE OF ABSTRACT IN ALL CAPS (STYLE = TITLE)

Presenting Author1,2, Other Author1, and Last Author1,3(Style = Authors)

1First Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, 2Second Dept., Institution, City, State, Country, and 3Last Dept., Institution, City, State, Country (Style = Affiliations)

Body of abstract using 300 words or less. Define each abbreviation at first use. All fonts should be Arial, 11 pt. and text should be single-spaced. Once you have filled in this template, choose File>Save As and save your file as a Word document (.doc or .docx) with the filename lastname_abstract. (Style = Body)

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THE ROLE OF A-SYNUCLEIN IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE PATHOLOGY

Joe Smith1

1Department of Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

The pathological hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is protein-rich, intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, which are composed primarily of aggregates of misfolded a-synuclein (a-syn) protein. Recent studies suggest…

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Scientific Networking Dinner

This year's Scientific Networking Dinner will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza. Tickets are required and may be added below.

Dinner and drinks are included in the fee.

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Scientific Networking Dinner - Wednesday, Sept. 10*

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