In the News

09.14.2023 MMRI recruits new professor from UC San Diego Read The Sentinel’s article here...

08.25.2023 Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is Pleased to Make the Following Staff Announcement: Read Central New York Business Journal’s article here. Read the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce’s article here...

09.05.2023 The Masonic Medical Research Institute was awarded $200,000 to support four research projects in systemic lupus erythematosus. The check for $200,000 was presented by Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. mid-August at LADA’s 23rd Lupus Charity Golf Classic. Read...

06.22.2023 The MMRI Summer Fellowship Program provides university students the opportunity to learn and work for ten weeks at a preeminent research lab. Mentored by leading scientists, the MMRI Summer Fellows experience a truly unique mentorship opportunity. This summer, some...

May 6, 2023 Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., the MMRI Executive Director, Chair of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine, and Director of Research, was invited to be the 2023 commencement speaker at two area college graduation ceremonies. This honor is reserved for...

June 15, 2023 New research in nano-immunotherapy offers new possibilities in the treatment of atherosclerosis, which is a thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque. The work of two scientists, an MMRI researcher and MMRI...

May 25, 2023 The inaugural MMRI Golf Classic is slated for Monday, August 28 at the Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, New York. The charity sporting event will raise funds for vital medical research at MMRI, and golfers will...

May 19, 2023 The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc., and MMRI teamed up on May 19 at the MMRI campus in Utica. Local leaders, patient advocates, and scientists alike came together to both raise awareness and celebrate the positive...

April 10, 2023 MMRI was featured in a discussion about the types and methods of research, in an article for those considering a career in STEM research (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).  Forage: What Is Research? Types and Methods https://www.theforage.com/blog/skills/what-is-research (Click here...

April 4, 2023 The Griffin Charitable Foundation of Rome, New York, donated $71,000 to fund cutting-edge technology at MMRI. The donation will be used to purchase an advanced microscope that will enable MMRI scientists to perform groundbreaking molecular research. The...