In the News

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MMRI in the News

Faculty Member Receives Prestigious Promotion to Associate Professor

Zhiqiang Lin, Ph.D., has been promoted to associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at the MMRI, recognizing his significant contributions since joining the organization in 2018. Lin has been instrumental in advancing cardiovascular research as a key faculty...
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MMRI awarded $200,000 by Lupus and Allied Diseases Association

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...
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MMRI Held Graduation Ceremony for Largest Summer Fellowship Cohort To-Date

MMRI Held Graduation Ceremony for Largest Summer Fellowship Cohort To-Date

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...
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Undergrad students look to gain scientific research experience with MMRI fellowship program

Undergrad students look to gain scientific research experience with MMRI fellowship program

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...
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MMRI Recruits New Associate Professor to Utica from University of Louisville

MMRI Recruits New Associate Professor to Utica from University of Louisville

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...
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MMRI Holds Utica’s First Walk to Support Lupus Research in Honor of Lupus Awareness Month

MMRI Holds Utica’s First Walk to Support Lupus Research in Honor of Lupus Awareness Month

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...
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19 Students to Take Part in MMRI Summer Fellowship Program

19 Students to Take Part in MMRI Summer Fellowship Program

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...
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MMRI Receives Summer Fellowship Grant From Community Foundation

MMRI Receives Summer Fellowship Grant From Community Foundation

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...
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Millie Occhionero & Dr. Samantha LeSommer with MMRI talk Lupus Walk on May 18 for Autoimmune Disease Research

Millie Occhionero & Dr. Samantha LeSommer with MMRI talk Lupus Walk on May 18 for Autoimmune Disease Research

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...
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American Heart Association Go Red for Women Luncheon raises funds, awareness

American Heart Association Go Red for Women Luncheon raises funds, awareness

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...
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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

Healthline: Benefits and Concerns of Genetic Testing

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

WUTQ FM Talk of the Town: Masonic Medical Research Institute talks COVID Research & New Rapid Testing

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

Rome Sentinel: Test Site Added