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.
How to Answer: “What is CMT”
By Kenneth Raymond As a patient and an advocate and a student of the condition, I am often asked, “What exactly is CMT?”. My response is usually along the lines of: “CMT stands for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare inheritable neuromuscular peripheral neuropathy...
Muscular Dystrophy Association and CMT Research Foundation Announce Joint Research Study Grant
(New York) December 14, 2022 The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) announce joint funding for a study by Alessandra Bolino, PhD, at San Raffaele Hospital (Ospedale San Raffaele), Italy, on restoring membrane trafficking in...
Why I Fundraise
My name is Anna and I have CMT1A. I fight for CMT to raise awareness to help others. I fight for CMT to inspire those living with CMT to feel less daunted about the future I fight for CMT to support research for treatments. I fight for CMT to help find a cure. I am...
CMT Research Foundation Awards Grant to Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Dr. Afrooz Rashnonejad to Develop Gene Therapy to Cure or Alleviate CMT1B
ATLANTA (July 18, 2022) The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease*, has awarded a grant of over $500,000 to find a single gene therapy for every form of CMT1B. The award was made...
Christopher Austin to Keynote CMT Research Foundation’s 2022 Global CMT Research Convention
Christopher Austin, Founding Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, to Keynote CMT Research Foundation’s 2022 Global CMT Research Convention ATLANTA (July 12, 2022) Christopher Austin, M.D., CEO of Vesalius Therapeutics, CEO-Partner of...
Legacy – an Anthem for Patients with CMT
Recording-artist/songwriter/producer Dina Fanai AKA AVALONA, released Legacy today across all platforms Legacy was written as an anthem for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), one of the world’s most common inherited neurological diseases. CMT causes...
CMT Mothers
The CMT Research Foundation knows that moms in the world of CMT have unique challenges and trials. And we salute their tenacity, patience, and unyielding dedication. Here are the stories of two CMT moms; one whose daughter lives with CMT and another who is a patient....
Family Affected by CMT1A Makes a Cure Their ‘Endgame’
Published by CMT News (slightly edited for clarity) It was an unexpected $1 million gift even for Kent and Michele Stahl. The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation (CMTRF) was hosting a research convention in September when it announced Endgame, the organization’s...
Living with CMT2E
My name is Lily Sander and I live with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2E. The road to my diagnosis wasn’t easy by any scale. I spent months as a small child in countless specialists' offices, anxiously waiting for an answer. At this time, I had severe clubfeet and could...
CMTRF Research Efforts to Benefit from a Portion of Ticket Sales from Alan Jackson’s Last Call: One More for the Road Tour
ATLANTA (March 11, 2022) CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) the only nonprofit organization focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)*, will see its efforts boosted by country music superstar Alan Jackson's fans this year as...