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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.
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...
DTx Pharma, Inc. Completes CMT Research Foundation-Funded Project
The CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that DTx Pharma, Inc. (DTx) has successfully completed their CMT Research Foundation-funded RNA-based therapy project. With funding from the CMT Research Foundation, DTx designed and tested a library of novel...
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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 Targets CMT1X in Partnership with University of Illinois Chicago
The CMT Research Foundation is partnering with the University of Illinois Chicago to test a potential therapeutic for CMT1X, the second most common form of CMT, behind only CMT1A in prevalence. CMT is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, affecting...
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...
Promising Research Results Point to Potential Cures for Two Most Common Forms of CMT
Momentum is building in the development of gene therapies for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Landmark back-to-back research publications offer innovative approaches to potentially curing the two most common forms of CMT. Here is what the findings showed and what they mean for CMT patients and families.
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.
Additional Funding Announced for Promising Gene Silencing Approach to Treat CMT1A
After demonstrating tremendous progress, the CMT Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board has decided to extend funding for a research project led by Dr. Kleopas Kleopa for six more months. If successful, this project could lead to the first genetic therapy for CMT1A. Read more.
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