Feb 15, 2021 | CMT Research Updates, CMTRF Funded Research, Drug Development, Gene Therapy, Research news
In January 2019, the CMT Research Foundation began funding a research project led by Dr. Kleopas Kleopa at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics to study a gene therapy approach to lower levels of PMP22 protein, which is the protein coded for by the gene...
Feb 10, 2021 | CMT Research Updates, CMTRF Funded Research, Drug Development, Gene Therapy, Research news
Collaboration with World-Renowned Researcher Dr. James Dahlman Aims to Identify Lipid Nanoparticles for Peripheral Nervous System Delivery Using High-Throughput Screening One of the most significant challenges in Charcot-Marie-Tooth drug development is delivering...
Jan 11, 2021 | CMT Research Updates, News
As we begin 2021, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for your continued commitment to the CMT Research Foundation community. Despite a challenging last year, friends like you rose to the challenge and have made it possible for the CMT Research Foundation to fund new and...
Jan 11, 2021 | About CMT, CMT Research Updates, Drug Development, News, Research news
By: Susan Ruediger, CEO, CMT Research Foundation It costs more than $2.6 billion to develop an approved prescription medicine (Journal of Health Economics, 2016) and typically takes between 10 to 15 years to get a drug to clinical trials (Neuron, 2014). With no...
Dec 17, 2020 | CMT Research Updates, News, Research news
By: Susan Ruediger, CEO, CMT Research Foundation As we approach the end of 2020 and look ahead to a new year, it’s natural to feel hopeful about what the future may hold — hope for an end to the global pandemic; hope for happiness and good health for our families; and...
Dec 17, 2020 | CMT Research Updates, News, Research news
During a year when so many things have been postponed, changed or cancelled, there is one thing that hasn’t stopped — the CMT Research Foundation’s efforts to end CMT. Research continues, even during the holidays, to find treatments and cures as quickly as possible....