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.
Gene Therapy Project for CMT2E has Completed Milestone 1 Successfully
University of Missouri features CMT in a video about the project and the role of precision medicine to treat CMT. With the recent opening of their new NextGen Precision Health Institute, University of Missouri is quickly rising as a leader in precision medicine....
Living with Muscle Weakness is Not Rare to Me
Krista Allison, living with CMT4J I was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and my symptoms started to appear about 12-months-old when I began to learn to walk. Since the age of 15, I have had roughly 12 foot surgeries to correct foot abnormalities, although I...
Maximiliano Barrientos Joins CMT Research Foundation
The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* is pleased to announce that Maximiliano Barrientos has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Barrientos is a Co-founder, Investor and CFO...
AcuraStem Completes CMT Research Foundation-Funded Project, Finds Eleven Potential Therapeutics for CMT2A
The CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that the research team at AcuraStem has completed their CMT Research Foundation-funded drug screening project and has found eleven potential therapeutics for CMT2A. AcuraStem developed a platform to screen compounds...
Welcoming New Expert Advisors
By Keith Fargo, Chief Scientific Officer The CMT Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board is composed of distinguished scientists and clinicians who provide independent expert perspectives as key volunteers. Their contributions take several forms. Most visibly,...
CMT Research Foundation Elects Board Member Cleary Simpson to Chief Executive Officer
By Patrick Livney, Board Chair and Co Founder As we move from being a startup to the leading foundation seeking to cure CMT, we can look back with great pride on our progress to date: We have raised almost $10 million in three years, funded 12 projects (with two in...
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...
Teams at Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Complete CMT Research Foundation-Funded Project, Resulting Therapeutic Now Moving into Pharmaceutical Development
Update, May 17, 2022: This work is now published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. The CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Kleopas Kleopa, a renowned neuromuscular disease expert, CMT scientist, and clinician, and his team from the Cyprus...