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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 .

Dr. Kontaridis Elected Fellow of the International Society for Heart Research

June 30, 2022: Dr. Maria Kontaridis, the Executive Director of the Masonic Medical Research Institute in Utica, New York, has been elected a Fellow of the International Society for Heart Research. This prestigious recognition was announced at the ISHR World...

Nature: Molecular Heart Mapping and CRISPR Technology Create New Possibilities for Health Science

June 22, 2022: Imagine, if scientists had a map of the heart, so granular in its accuracy that it even profiled details of the heart at the cellular level. What if we could zoom in even further, via single nucleus...

WKTV: Unique Science Experience for Summer Fellows

June 22, 2022 Undergraduates in MMRI’s Summer Fellowship Program were interviewed about their experience by WKTV, an affiliate of NBC, CBS, and The CW Plus. The Summer Fellows are outstanding college students who are given the unique experience to work...

Salon Magazine: When is “Clumsiness” a Sign for Something Serious?

June 19, 2022: Sometimes what is mistaken for “clumsiness” can be a sign of something more serious, this according to a new article in Salon magazine, “Your ‘clumsiness’ may be a health problem hiding in plain sight,” by Mary Elizabeth...

Daily Sentinel: 10 Fellows Selected for MMRI Summer Program

June 16, 2022: Ten bright scholars have been selected to join the 2022 Summer Fellowship Program at Masonic Medical Research Institute. The program is highly selective, and it is a special accolade for the fellows to be invited to work...

Daily Sentinel: $150,000 Donation from the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association

May 21, 2022 Masonic Medical Research Institute, Lupus Association raise awareness of disease, research: UTICA — The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) and the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) have teamed up to observe May as Lupus Awareness...

Medical News Today: Dr. Tucker of MMRI Comments on Diabetes Study

May 20, 2022 Type 2 diabetes: New study identifies 40 more genes linked to the disease “Risk scores derived from one ancestry often do not transfer well to others,” explained Professor Nathan Tucker in an interview with Medical News Today...

CNY Business Journal: MMRI Receives Grant for PTSD Research

May 20, 2022 UTICA, N.Y. — The Battle Within Foundation (BWF) announced a first-round donation to the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) to better understand the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). MMRI will use this initial contribution...

Daily Sentinel: Human Technologies Funds Autism Research at MMRI

May 18, 2022 UTICA — In support of its mission to create employment for people with disabilities, Human Technologies, 2260 Dwyer Ave., recently donated $5,000 to the Masonic Medical Research Institute, 2150 Bleecker St., to support objectives to determine the...

Daily Sentinel: $25,000 Donation for PTSD Research

May 12, 2022: To better understand the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The Battle Within Foundation (BWF) announced a first round $25,000 donation to the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI). It is a chilling fact that...