News & Stories
See the latest news about CMT drug development and read stories from the CMT community that highlight why we must deliver treatments and cures during our lifetime.
Michele and Kent Stahl and Family Give $1,000,000 to the CMT Research Foundation to Develop Treatments for CMT1A
Atlanta (January 4, 2021) Michele and Kent Stahl and their family today announce a $1 million donation to support the CMT Research Foundation’s $10 million ENDGAME: the Campaign to End CMT1A. Since the soft launch of ENDGAME in September, families and friends with...
Why Michele and Kent Stahl and their family made a $1,000,000 gift to CMT Research Foundation to develop treatments for CMT1A
Michele and Kent’s son, Austin, was diagnosed with CMT1A when he was 16 years old. Having difficulty with his balance and walking, it took years for him and his family to understand the cause. His mother Michele recounts, “we spent seven years searching for an answer....
2021 Year in Review
2021 has been a banner year for progress in CMT drug development, much of which has been possible because of your partnership with the CMT Research Foundation – thank you! Despite the challenges presented by a global pandemic, we can be proud of all that we were able...
The CMT Research Foundation Kicks Off September CMT Action Month
Each September we join with other organizations to build awareness for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. As you know, CMT is little-known and poorly understood outside of the patient community and we celebrate each and every effort to educate the medical community, the...
CEO Susan Ruediger featured on Global Genes podcast. LISTEN HERE
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CMT Research Foundation Targets CMT1X in Partnership with University of Illinois Chicago
CMTRF’s 11th Major Project in Less Than Three Years ATLANTA (July 8, 2021) The CMT Research Foundation, a nonprofit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth, today announced it has partnered with the University of Illinois Chicago...

CMT Research Foundation partners with Biotechnology Company AcuraStem and CMT Researcher Alessandra Bolino to test new drug in CMT4B1
The CMT Research Foundation is proud to announce our latest project, a partnership between AcuraStem, a patient-based drug discovery platform company, and Dr. Alessandra Bolino, a renowned expert in CMT and the head of the Human Inherited Neuropathies Unit at the...
CMT Research Foundation To Host First Global Research Convention
Several Hundred Charcot-Marie-Tooth* World Leaders Gather to Accelerate Collaboration and Advancements in Research; Pharma Partner DTx to Review Significant Progress in Drug Delivery Gene Therapy Innovator and Pioneer Dr. James M. Wilson to Keynote ATLANTA (June...
Understanding Neurons and the Myelin Sheath in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
By Keith Fargo, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, CMT Research Foundation Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, or CMT, is a disease in which the peripheral nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body, like our hands and feet, don’t work...

Biopharma Leader Joseph Mulvey Joins CMT Research Foundation Board of Directors to Help Deliver Treatments & Cures
The CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that Joseph Mulvey, MBA, PMP, has joined its board of directors. Joe is the founder and president of biopharmaceutical consulting firm Ealaín Technology Solutions (ETS), which provides project management, process design and finance solutions to the biopharma industry. Joe will bring his extensive knowledge and experience in the biopharma arena to help advance research, treatments and cures for CMT.