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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.
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...
NMD Pharma Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Clinical Trial of NMD670 for CMT
NMD Pharma recently announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of NMD670 in patients living with CMT types 1 and 2. NMD670 is a...
CMT Research Foundation to Benefit from a Portion of Ticket Sales from Alan Jackson’s 2024-2025 LAST CALL: ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD TOUR
The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), the only nonprofit organization focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* (CMT), is pleased to announce support from Alan Jackson's LAST CALL ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD TOUR 2024-2025 dates....
Walking Manhattan to Find a Cure
From a young age, Rivka knew that there was something different about her compared to her 3 siblings. That difference was Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Meet Rivka, a young adult living with CMT1B in New York/Manhatten who is preparing to participate in this year's...
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 as Director of Research, a newly created position. She will report to Cleary Simpson, CMTRF’s CEO, and be responsible for overseeing all CMTRF-funded research and scientific programming...
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...
CMT Research Update/NMD Pharma
NMD Pharma recently published data demonstrating that their drug candidate, NMD670, improves muscle function and neuromuscular transmission deficits in both animal models and patients. Dr. William David Arnold, a member of the CMTRF Scientific Advisory Board, who was...
Cisco’s Santo Caivano Joins CMT Research Foundation Board of Directors
CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led, non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, today announced that Santo Caivano, Director, Customer Engagements of Cisco’s CAP (Critical Accounts Program) Americas team,...
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