Awareness Month: A STAR Researcher’s Perspective
“What Awareness Month Means to Me” An Interview with CMTA STAR Researcher Dr. Kleopa What led you in your professional life to work on finding treatments for CMT? What really…
2021 STAR Accomplishments
…the body responds to a treatment for a disease) Initiatives in CMT1A, CMT1X, CMT2A, CMT1B and others in process: INC progress in developing muscle MRI and blood sample measurements of…
CMT Awareness Month 2022
…with the disease, raising awareness is imperative. The CMTA is a patient-led nonprofit that is aggressively searching out a treatment for CMT by putting together a group of top-flight researchers…
Diana Bharucha-Goebel, MD Joins the CMTA-STAR Advisory Board
…is also interested in better understanding how we efficiently and safely target the peripheral nervous system with viral mediated gene transfer treatment approaches, studying total vector genome dose, parallel preventative…
Leading the Way: The CMTA Invests More Than $200K in Cutting-Edge CMT1A Organoid Research
The CMTA’s new $200K+ investment accelerates CMT1A organoid research, revolutionizing treatment evaluation for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) GLENOLDEN, PENNSYLVANIA, USA, February 21, 2024 — The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), the largest philanthropic…
Central Tennessee CMTA Branch Meeting (Virtual)
08/26/2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Please join us (via Zoom) for the next meeting of the Central Tennessee CMTA Branch on Monday, August 26th at 6 pm Central Time when we will gather virtually to discuss what to do after receiving a diagnosis of CMT. The session will cover the essential information on available resources, treatment options, and practical strategies […]
Exploring New Therapeutic Pathways for CMT1B: UPR Activation
…developing a potential treatment for CMT1B. This groundbreaking work, led by Maurizio D’Antonio, PhD, focuses on activating the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), targeting the fundamental issue caused by mutations in…
Summer 2024 CMTA Report: A Season of Renewal and Progress
…intelligence revolutionizes CMT diagnosis, treatment, and management with a dedicated feature by CMTA Chief Research Officer Katherine Forsey, PhD, on page 20 in her column, Under the Microscope. Additionally, community…
CMT-SORD: Share Your Story
…help accelerate advancements towards treatments and, ultimately, a cure for this disease. The main goal of this CMT research project is to understand better how CMT-SORD affects the person in…
CMTA Announces New Center of Excellence in Thailand
The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), the world’s largest philanthropic funder of research aimed at bringing treatments to patients and improving the lives of those living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), is excited…