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12 Days of Giving

Monday, December 1, 2025 to Friday, December 12, 2025

Donate today to support lifesaving medical research

This year, GivingTuesday was on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, with all donations matched up to $10,000 thanks to a generous anonymous donor. Additionally, 12 Days of Giving, a subset of the GivingTuesday campaign, lasts from Monday, December 1, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025, with all $1,000 donations receiving 2 tickets to our exclusive 1958 Gala and donors of $150 on select giving days (listed below), entered to win 2 tickets to specific Utica Comets hockey games!
Donors will have THREE chances to win tickets for the game of their choosing!
(Winners will be contacted by the end of the following business day with their ticket information.)

Donate $150 on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to be entered to win 2 tickets to the Utica Comets hockey game on Friday, December 5, 2025!
Donate $150 on Sunday, December 7, 2025, to be entered to win 2 tickets to the Utica Comets hockey game on Friday, December 19, 2025!
Donate $150 on Friday, December 12, 2025, to be entered to win 2 tickets to the Utica Comets hockey game on Saturday, December 27, 2025!

Impact groundbreaking, innovative research happening in the Mohawk Valley by donating today!

Your donation this Giving Season will contribute to MMRI’s cutting edge research in:

Heart Disease & Diabetes:

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and since 1958, MMRI has been making great progress in understanding its causes and creating ways to treat it. MMRI's research focuses on how certain genes and molecular changes contribute to various heart conditions, like congenital heart disease, heart failure, diabetes-related heart disease, as well as inflammation and abnormal heart rhythms.

Autism & PTSD:

The Institute researches genes linked to neurocognitive conditions such as autism and PTSD. In 2023, incidences of autism rose to be 1 in 36 children and 70 to 80% of the risk for autism is inherited or caused by other genetic factors (TACA). Therefore, MMRI is studying how genetics, environment and social factors play a role in the rise of autism and PTSD and exploring connections between brain and heart health.

Lupus:

In autoimmune diseases like lupus, MMRI's research is uncovering new genes and pathways that cause this devastating ailment. It is estimated that 322,000 to 1.5 million people have some form of lupus. Importantly, ninety percent of people living with it are female and it disproportionately affects minority populations (Lupus Foundation of America). MMRI’s goal is to find better ways to diagnose, treat and hopefully cure these conditions by targeting their underlying genetic and molecular changes.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.