MMRI welcomes inquiries from journalists. Our media-relations staff is on hand to provide local and national journalists with accurate information about MMRI’s research and our investigators’ areas of expertise. Media may call Millie Occhionero at 315-624-7475 or email .
Faculty Member Receives Prestigious Promotion to Associate Professor
MMRI awarded $200,000 by Lupus and Allied Diseases Association
MMRI Held Graduation Ceremony for Largest Summer Fellowship Cohort To-Date
Undergrad students look to gain scientific research experience with MMRI fellowship program
MMRI Recruits New Associate Professor to Utica from University of Louisville
MMRI Holds Utica’s First Walk to Support Lupus Research in Honor of Lupus Awareness Month
19 Students to Take Part in MMRI Summer Fellowship Program
MMRI Receives Summer Fellowship Grant From Community Foundation
Millie Occhionero & Dr. Samantha LeSommer with MMRI talk Lupus Walk on May 18 for Autoimmune Disease Research
American Heart Association Go Red for Women Luncheon raises funds, awareness
1.7.2022
Governor Spotlights MMRI in State of the State Goals
2.1.2022
HowStuffWorks: Can Our Bodies ‘Learn’ to Withstand Frigid Temperatures?
3.11.2022
Ithaca.com: Science Behind the Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics
5.5.2022
WKTV: Heart Walk and Heart Disease Progress at MMRI
5.7.2022
WKTV: $420,022 Raised in America’s Greatest Heart Run and Walk
5.12.2022
Daily Sentinel: $25,000 Donation for PTSD Research
5.18.2022
Daily Sentinel: Human Technologies Funds Autism Research at MMRI
5.20.2022
CNY Business Journal: MMRI Receives Grant for PTSD Research
5.20.2022
Medical News Today: Dr. Tucker of MMRI Comments on Diabetes Study
5.21.2022
Daily Sentinel: $150,000 Donation from the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association
6.16.2022
Daily Sentinel: 10 Fellows Selected for MMRI Summer Program
6.19.2022
Salon Magazine: When is “Clumsiness” a Sign for Something Serious?
6.22.2022
WKTV: Unique Science Experience for Summer Fellows
6.22.2022
Nature: Molecular Heart Mapping and CRISPR Technology Create New Possibilities for Health Science
6.30.2022
Dr. Kontaridis Elected Fellow of the International Society for Heart Research
7.29.2022
Summer Fellows Celebrate 10 Weeks of Science Exploration
8.2.2022
Revealing COVID’s Impact on the Heart
8.11.2022
CNY Business Journal: Dr. Kontaridis Named Vice Chair of AHA Council
9.21.2022
Scientists Work to Identify, Treat Heart Disease
10.3.2022
MMRI Expansion Plans and Profile
12.3.2022
New ‘Kessinger Lab’ Marks Continued Expansion of the MMRI
12.14.2022
11/15/2021
Spectrum News: Scientist Follows Research Dreams to Utica From Brazil
08/31/2021
WKTV News: MMRI Studying Link Between Heart Defects and Autism
08/26/2021
Spectrum News: Scientists in Utica Study Potential Link Between Autism and Congenital Heart Defects
08/4/2021
WKTV: MMRI Researches Spike Protein from COVID
07/28/2021
Spectrum News: COVID-19 Motivates Researchers in Utica Medical Fellowship Program
06/29/2021
Rome Sentinel: MMRI Study to Investigate Possible Connection Between Heart Disease, Autism
06/17/2021
Rome Sentinel: New Law to Help Masonic Medical Research Institute Apply for Financing
06/05/2021
Rome Sentinel: Bill Backing MMRI Advances in Albany, Lawmakers Say
06/03/2021
CNYBJ: Nine Students Participating in MMRI Summer Fellowship Program
05/25/2021
Rome Sentinel: MMRI Announces Interns for Summer Fellowship Program
04/26/2021
Utica OD: MMRI Gets $750,000 to Research Lupus, Finds Avenues for Treatment
04/13/2021
Rome Sentinel: Masonic Medical Research Institute Earns DOD Lupus Impact Award
04/07/2021
CNYBJ: MMRI to Use Federal Funding for Research into Lupus Therapies
03/1/2021
WUTQ FM Talk of the Town: Community Partnerships for Autism & Heart Research
02/10/2021
WUTQ FM Talk of the Town: Is COVID Vaccine Safe? Dr. Kontaridis & Dr. McCarthy of MMRI Explain
01/07/2021
01/07/2021
CNYBJ: MMRI Approved to Administer Rapid COVID-19 Tests
01/06/2021
Spectrum News: $300,000 Goes to Autism and Cardiac Research in Utica
01/05/2021
Rome Sentinel: American Heart Association awards $300,000 to Masonic Medical Research Institute
01/04/2021
12/31/2020
Utica OD: Masonic Medical Research Institute to Offer Rapid COVID Testing Starting Monday
12/30/2020
CNYBJ: MMRI Researchers to Use AHA Funding for Autism Study
12/30/2020
In-Good-Health: Stemming-disease
12/22/2020
Rome Sentinel: MMRI Studies Brown Fat: Implications in Obesity
12/11/2020
Rome Sentinel: Local Organization, Partners Form Data and Research Center
08/26/2020
Eyewitness News: Reconnect Oneida Country: Initiative Designed to Remote Workers
08/18/2020
Eyewitness News: Medical Research Study on COVID-19 and Cardiac Conditions
07/02/2020
WKTV News: MMRI Reports Effects of COVID-19 on Patients with Heart Issues
06/03/2020
06/03/2020
WKTV News: MVHS Partners with Masonic Medical Research Institute to Increase Virus Testing