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Clinical Research

Follow the progress being made across the PMD and PMLD community, including research developments, awareness initiatives, partnerships, events, and stories from families and advocates around the world. 

Update on the PMD Natural History Study

November 16, 2019

In August of 2019, The PMD Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an international consortium of leukodystrophy researchers launched an initiative to collect robust...

PMD Foundation Announces International Natural History Study on Individuals with...

August 22, 2019

SALADO, TX | August 21, 2019 -- The PMD Foundation, in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an international consortium of leukodystrophy clinicians...

Help Shape PMD Educational Materials for Future Nurses

January 12, 2021

We are working together with PMD Foundation Board Member Angela Chlebowski to help her reach the families she needs to conduct a short informational survey....

GLIA-CTN Program Officially Awarded – What it Means for the...

October 28, 2019

This month the National Institute of Health (NIH) awarded The Global Leukodystrophy Initiative – Clinical Trial Network (GLIA-CTN) a 5 year $5 Million dollar grant....

Dr. Robert Skoff Researches Approved FDA Drugs for Use with...

March 13, 2019

Dr. Robert Skoff of Wayne State University has been a long-time researcher of Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease (PMD) in mice. Fortunately for Dr. Skoff’s research, rodents...

BREAKING: Potential Therapeutic Approach to Treatment for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Announced

January 25, 2022

In breaking news regarding the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), Case Western Reserve University and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have signed an exclusive license agreement to...

The Biggest Moment in The PMD Foundation’s History

March 22, 2019

The PMD Foundation is working hard to finalize and fund a Retrospective Natural History Study for PMD. This will be the biggest moment in The...