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Why WE Give:

WE BELIEVE IN the Pipeline:
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The
THE CMTA CMTA I STAR

Funding
Process

The CMTA Board does not accept unsolicited proposals, but it occasionally
seeks out targeted proposals in specific disease areas, then employs a
protocol aimed at reaching a funding recommendation within six weeks. Under
that protocol, STAR Advisory Board members, including both Scientific Expert
Board members and Therapeutic Expert Board members, conduct a first-level
scientific review on translational projects brought to, or identified by, the CMTA.
The initial pre-proposal is limited to three pages and must include specific aims.
STAR Advisory Board members then either reject the proposal or ask for a full
proposal from the investigator, including a detailed budget. Applicants whose
projects are green-lighted for a full proposal then have two weeks to submit it.
All full proposals must include a research plan with preliminary data, budget,
timelines and information about the investigative groups involved.
Once a full proposal is received, the Scientific Expert Board evaluates its
scientific merit, and the Therapeutic Expert Board confirms that there is a
therapeutic opportunity/asset that will benefit the CMTA’s STAR therapy
development mission. Each advisory board review is completed in two weeks
or less, then both recommendations go to the CMTA Board of Directors.
Project proposals are scored in two stages, the first emphasizing scientific
excellence and the completion of milestones and the second evaluating the
translational and commercialization potential of the project. To read more about
the scoring criterion, visit cmtausa.org/our-research/for-researchers/funding.
At the end of the sixth week, the CMTA Board of Directors either approves or
rejects the project. When a proposal is funded, the CMTA documents, agrees
and signs off on the research plan with the research investigator’s institution.

Yes, please put my contribution to use in the fight against the progressive and devastating effects of CMT.
Please earmark my gift for STAR Research towards:
q Type 1A Dollar-for-Dollar Match q Type 2 Dollar-for-Dollar Match q STAR Research (All CMT Types)

YES! I want to make a donation in the amount of: q $3500 q $1000 q $500 q $250 q $100 q $50 q Other: $_____________
q Make My Gift a Monthly Donation. q Please charge my credit card. q Visa q MasterCard q American Express
q Check enclosed, payable to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association. Donate online at cmtausa.org/donate2star
To give the gift of stock, please call Jeana Sweeney, the CMTA Director of Development at 814-269-1319

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Complete and mail to the CMTA, PO Box 105, Glenolden, PA 19036 25