Selected examples of productive consortia efforts

Consortium type Weblink Goals Outcome
Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Network http://enigma.ini.usc.edu/ Fifty active working groups dedicated to sharing ideas, algorithms, data, and information Replicating promising findings among a network of researchers in the field of imaging genetics
Institutional Neuroimaging Data-Sharing Initiative http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/ Access to thousands of functional MRI datasets for their analysis Standardized imaging data
Critical Path for Parkinson’s Consortium https://c-path.org/programs/cpp/ Links academic researchers with scientists from the pharmaceutical industry, government agencies, and patient-advocacy organizations Facilitate the development of therapies with improved clinical endpoints
Linguistic Data Consortium https://www.ldc.upenn.edu/ Open network of universities, libraries, corporations, and government-research laboratories that supports language-related education, research and technology development Creating and sharing linguistic resources, such as data, tools and standards
AphasiaBank https://aphasia.talkbank.org/ The development of standardized evaluation methods to guide the development and evaluation of effective methods for improving language usage in people with aphasia Improvement of patient-oriented treatment of aphasia