CMT Research Foundation to Launch Grant Program to Support Young Investigators Working on CMT
The CMT Research Foundation announced that at its annual Global CMT Research Convention this September, it will host a Young Researcher Innovation Forum for CMT Research. The program will introduce the Young Researcher Innovation Grant and provide a platform to...
CMT Research Foundation Invests in Project to Test if a Commercially Available Drug is Effective Treatment for X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), has invested in a project led by Dr. Charles Abrams, a Professor in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation at the...
The CMT Research Foundation Makes Leadership Changes to Drive Next Phase of Growth; Names Peter de Silva as Board Chair
At its recent annual meeting, The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* made changes in its leadership to support the next phase of the Foundation’s growth. The Foundation...
Dr. Riann Egusquiza Joins The CMT Research Foundation as Director of Research
Riann Egusquiza (ryan egg-uh-ski-tha) PhD has joined The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led, non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for CMT* as Director of Research, a newly created position. She will report to Cleary Simpson, CMTRF’s CEO,...
CMT Research Foundation Partners with Jenny Decker, CMT Patient Attempting to Solo-Circumnavigate Globe to Raise Awareness of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)*, has partnered with Jenny Decker, a 40-year-old nurse battling CMT, a rare neurological disease with no known cure, who last...
Important Research News Announcements
- Genomic Studies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease July 31, 2024
- Charcot-Marie-tooth disease type 2A: An update on pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives March 5, 2024
- Accelerate Clinical Trials in CMT (ACTCMT) Study March 1, 2024
- Creation of a Schwann Cell Gene Regulatory Network February 29, 2024
- Activation of XBP1s attenuates disease severity in models of proteotoxic Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1B [Preprint] February 2, 2024
- The Regentime stem cell procedure, successful treatment for a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease case December 28, 2023
- Preclinical Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration by Schwann Cell-like Cells Differentiated from Human Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in C22 Mice December 18, 2023
- AAV-mediated editing of PMP22 rescues Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A features in patient-derived iPS Schwann cells November 28, 2023
- Combined RNA interference and gene replacement therapy targeting MFN2 as proof of principle for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A November 25, 2023
- Mouse models of human CNTNAP1-associated congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy and genetic restoration of murine neurological deficits October 19, 2023