ATLANTA (April 17, 2023) Edritz Javelosa (Hav-a-low-sa), PhD, who has been at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) since 2019 and Research Portfolio Director since 2021, has joined the CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) as Chief Scientific Officer. Reporting to...
ATLANTA (April 10, 2023) Anna Combes has joined the CMT Research Foundation in the newly-created position of Vice President of Philanthropy. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Combes will be responsible for fundraising and development activities, including...
The CMTRF is happy to announce that they are joining the ECMTF, a non-profit organization grouping European and worldwide national associations supporting people affected by the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease or neuromuscular disorders. One of the primary goals of...
Taking Stock engagingly toggles back and forth between de Silva’s highly successful business career and his quiet battle with CMT ATLANTA (March 23, 2023) Peter de Silva, a nationally recognized and highly accomplished financial industry executive whose career...
On February 20th, 2023, Amazon ended their Amazon Smile Charity Program. Thank you to the nearly 200 people who supported the CMT Research Foundation through this program. In total, the community was able to raise:Interested in finding a new way to make a difference,...
Dear Friends of CMTRF, In preparing for another busy year at CMTRF, I took some time recently to look back at the accomplishments of 2022. I am immensely proud of what our team has achieved (summarized below) and I believe it underscores how CMTRF adds significant...
(New York) December 14, 2022 The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) announce joint funding for a study by Alessandra Bolino, PhD, at San Raffaele Hospital (Ospedale San Raffaele), Italy, on restoring membrane trafficking in...
ATLANTA (July 18, 2022) The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease*, has awarded a grant of over $500,000 to find a single gene therapy for every form of CMT1B. The award was made...
Christopher Austin, Founding Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, to Keynote CMT Research Foundation’s 2022 Global CMT Research Convention ATLANTA (July 12, 2022) Christopher Austin, M.D., CEO of Vesalius Therapeutics, CEO-Partner of...
ATLANTA (March 11, 2022) CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) the only nonprofit organization focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)*, will see its efforts boosted by country music superstar Alan Jackson's fans this year as...
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