Meet the CMT Research Foundation’s new Chief Operating Officer Erich Fasnacht. See how he plans to increase the number and scale of CMT research projects.
Meet the CMT Research Foundation’s new Chief Operating Officer Erich Fasnacht. See how he plans to increase the number and scale of CMT research projects.
By: Susan Ruediger, CEO, CMT Research Foundation “We’re not currently working in CMT, but we know we should be.” “We think our drug could work for CMT, but it has never been tested.” “CMT is definitely on our interest list for expansion, but we need to learn more...
By Grace Pavlath, PhD By now you’ve likely heard that CMTRF is funding three genetic-based projects focused on therapy development for CMT1A: DTx Pharma, Shift Pharma and Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. Funding multiple complementary approaches gives...
Shift to Develop and Analyze Novel Series of Drugs Designed to Control Expression of PMP22 Gene The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a nonprofit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, today announced it has partnered with...
Because of you, the pace of drug development for CMT accelerated! As we close the books on 2019, I am excited to share the progress the CMT Research Foundation has made this year. Because of you, these advancements were possible. We have grown considerably in the...
This year I am fortunate to celebrate the holidays with my family. As we prepared to gather three generations for Thanksgiving, my sister and I made an unusual stop: we rented a ramp so my mother could get into my sister’s home. My mom's CMT has progressed enough...
CMT Research Foundation Chief Science Officer Grace Pavlath, PhD comments on recent work by Morelli et al: Allele-specific RNA interference prevents neuropathy in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D mouse models Some types of CMT result from the expression of a mutant...
More collaboration within the CMT research and patient community would help us get to treatments and a cure much faster. Thomas Durcan, an Assistant Professor for neurodegenerative disorders at McGill University recently wrote a very interesting appeal for...
Just nine months ago, we announced a milestone-based, research collaboration with AcuraStem to test thousands of compounds aimed at producing effective treatments for CMT2A. We are very pleased to report that AcuraStem has completed phase one of the CMT2A project. To...
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