On Thursday, August 14, 2024, officials from MMRI received a surprise announcement by LADA President and CEO, Kathleen Arntsen, that its three previously supported SLE research projects would receive an additional $50,000 each this year, and for one new project focused on lupus nephritis, which received an additional $50,000, totaling […]
On Friday, July 26, 2024, MMRI held its annual graduation ceremony to honor the accomplishments of its 19 Summer Fellows who completed the esteemed scientific program. For ten weeks, these Summer Fellows studied under MMRI’s principal investigators (PI) gaining invaluable scientific research experience, as well as with administrative executives, gaining […]
Masonic Medical Research Institute, a non-profit in Utica that researches new ways to fight disease, is a little more than halfway done with its annual fellowship program that this year boasts the largest class of fellows. “Julia and I are putting together this peptide drugs,” Dr. Khan Ha said. Ha […]
Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., has been recruited to Utica and named associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI. In this role, Nystoriak will spearhead a laboratory dedicated to coronary blood flow and cardiovascular medicine. Specifically, his laboratory will research the regulation of myocardial perfusion, examining blood flow through […]
MMRI is thrilled to welcome 19 undergraduate students to its highly esteemed 2024 Summer Fellowship program. For ten weeks, these Summer Fellows will study under MMRI’s principal investigators (PI) gaining invaluable scientific research experience, as well as with administrative executives, gaining insights into MMRI’s operational endeavors. This rigorous and competitive […]
On Saturday, May 18, 2024, MMRI hosted more than 350 people at the Masonic Care Community Campus, located at 2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, New York, to walk in support of its lupus research. This was Utica’s first walk to support the devastating autoimmune disease estimated to affect 1.5 million people […]
The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announced more than $2 million in grants during the first quarter of 2024 to organizations and initiatives primarily in the areas of human services, health, arts and culture, and education. In February, the Community Foundation invited Herkimer and Oneida County nonprofits to […]
05.06.24 Millie Occhionero and researcher Dr. Samantha LeSommer with Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) discuss debut of upcoming Lupus Walk on Saturday, May 18, starting at 10 am at 2150 Bleecker St., Utica, to help raise funds for research into Lupus and Autoimmune Disease Research. Listen to Talk Of The […]
05.03.24 A pleasant luncheon in Utica was so much more at the Delta Hotel by Marriott in downtown Thursday afternoon. It was the American Heart Association’s 20th annual Mohawk Valley Go Red for Women luncheon. Read and watch WKTV’s full article here.
04.09.24 Masonic Medical Research Institute will hold Utica’s first Lupus Walk. The Lupus Walk is planned for May 18, at Masonic Care Community Campus on Bleecker Street in Utica. The event aims to raise funds for lupus research at MMRI. Read WKTV’s full article here.