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The Greatest Gift: Jillian Cabernel’s Story of Strength, Magic and the Hope for a Cure
The Greatest Gift: Jillian Cabernel, Vancouver, BC, Living With CMT December 2023 was a Christmas to remember for Jillian Cabernel. For the first time in her life, she truly felt the magic of the holidays. Jillian has spent her entire life living with...
Laura MacNeill Named New CEO of CMT Research Foundation
The CMT Research Foundation has hired Laura MacNeill as Chief Executive Officer, it was announced today by Foundation Board Chair Peter de Silva. Ms. MacNeill succeeds Cleary Simpson, CEO for the past three years, who becomes Vice Chair of the Board. “Ms. MacNeill has...
CMT Research Foundation Surpasses $10 Million Goal of ENDGAME Capital Campaign
The CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease announced over the weekend at its annual Global CMT Research Convention that it has surpassed its goal of raising $10 million to fund research...
Inaugural Zero-K Run Raises Awareness for CMT and CMTRF
When many people think of the word “race” they imagine a 5k, 10k and even a half-marathon. But, what about a new type of run that directly benefits patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and covers no distance at all—A Zero-K Run. A Zero-K Run is exactly what it...
The CMT Research Foundation’s 2024 Global CMT Research Convention to Gather Renowned Scientific Experts and Patients to Discuss Status of Treatments and Cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
The CMT Research Foundation recently announced most of the speakers at its upcoming 2024 Global CMT Research Convention to be held September 26-28, in Cambridge, MA. On Thursday, September 26, CMTRF will host a Young Researcher Innovation Forum for CMT Research....
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...
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...
Important Research News Announcements
- Genomic Studies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease July 31, 2024
- Charcot-Marie-tooth disease type 2A: An update on pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives March 5, 2024
- Accelerate Clinical Trials in CMT (ACTCMT) Study March 1, 2024
- Creation of a Schwann Cell Gene Regulatory Network February 29, 2024
- Activation of XBP1s attenuates disease severity in models of proteotoxic Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1B [Preprint] February 2, 2024
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