3.31.2024 On Saturday, March 23, the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) held its inaugural 1958 Gala at the Fort Schuyler Clubhouse in Utica, to raise awareness and support for its groundbreaking medical research. The proceeds benefit the organization’s innovative biomedical research in cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disorders and autoimmunity. Read The […]
1.4.2024 MMRI’s Summer Fellowship Program offers unparalleled learning and networking opportunities. The 10-week program runs from Friday, May 17, 2024, through Friday, July 26, 2024. Students will work full-time on real world scientific research projects, while being mentored by some of the top scientists in the country. Read EurekAlert’s full […]
12.20.2023 Jason R. McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine and scientific operations director at MMRI, recently published an innovative manuscript titled, Biomimetic Nanomaterials for the Immunomodulation of the Cardiosplenic Axis Post-Myocardial Infarction. Read EurekAlert!’s full story here. Read Phys.org’s full article here.
11.29.2023 Cardiovascular research is going strong at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), where four scientists currently have projects funded by the American Heart Association for a total amount of $499,000. Read The Sentinel’s article here. Watch WKTV’s story here. Read WIBX’s article here. Read the Utica Chamber of Commerce article […]
MMRI Welcomes New Faculty Member from UCSD with Laboratory Focused on Heart Development and Cardiovascular Medicine Tongbin, Wu, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical research and translational medicine Dr. Tongbin Wu’s laboratory will research novel therapeutic targets and advance the development of treatments for left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC), a cardiac muscle […]
First Annual Golf Classic Raises $88,000 On Monday, August 28, 2023, MMRI hosted its first annual charitable golf tournament at the Yahnundasis Golf Club, New Hartford, New York, in honor of its 65th anniversary. Twenty-five foursomes played 18 holes of golf, captain and crew style, while competing for the best […]
Another Successful St. John’s Weekend Members of the Masonic community from across the state, along with their families, joined us for laughs, golf, tours of the lab, fireworks and more at this year’s St. John’s Week celebration. The events took place at the Masonic Care Community campus from June 22-25, […]
$200,000 Awarded to MMRI for Research on Lupus by The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) Funding to support four innovative research projects in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) On Thursday, August 17, 2023, officials from MMRI received a surprise announcement by LADA President and CEO, Kathleen Arntsen, that its […]
MMRI Research Continues to be Backed by American Heart Association The Association granted MMRI two new awards totaling $273,432 for cardiovascular research The American Heart Association is a valued supporter of MMRI. Within the last year, the Association awarded significant funding to MMRI’s innovative research into the nation’s leading cause […]
NIH Awards $3.9 Million Grant to MMRI Researcher Investigating Cardiac Arrythmia Nathan Tucker, Ph.D., hopes to identify genetic factors that may lead to the cardiac event The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $3.9 million grant to a […]