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Second Annual Lupus Walk to be Held on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
MMRI announces the second annual Lupus Walk, in partnership with Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA), to be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in support of MMRI’s lupus research. The walk will be hosted at the Masonic Care Community Campus, located at 2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, New York. Registration begins at 9 a.m.,…
Read MoreMeet MMRI: Jason Liebel, CPA
MMRI is delighted to announce that Jason Liebel, CPA has been named Finance Director at MMRI. In this role, he will oversee all financial reporting to ensure the organization’s continued operational excellence. “It is exciting to join an award-winning and well-recognized research institute,” said Liebel. “I am looking forward to maintaining the financial integrity of…
Read MoreMMRI 2025 Summer Fellowship Program Open For Applications
The MMRI Summer Fellowship is a 10-week hands-on scientific training program for undergraduate and graduate students. The 2025 fellowship will take place from Monday, May 19, 2025, through Friday, July 25, 2025, at the MMRI campus, located at 2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, New York. The program is open to both local students and students from…
Read MoreMMRI Scientist Publishes Breakthrough Study Detailing How Ketones Improves Blood Flow to the Heart
UTICA, N.Y. – Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), has uncovered groundbreaking insights into heart health in a recent study titled, Myocardial Hyperemia via Cardiomyocyte Catabolism of β-Hydroxybutyrate. The research highlights how a ketone body called β-hydroxybutyrate (3-OHB) — a molecule produced by the…
Read MoreMaria Kontaridis, Ph.D., awarded New York State Senate Commendation Award
At a special ceremony on Friday, October 25, 2024, at Munson in Utica, New York State Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-C-Rome, presented New York State Senate Commendation Awards to several residents of the 53rd Senate District. Commendations are one of the highest honors that the Senate can use to recognize individuals who have served and made lasting…
Read MoreNIH Awards $3.7 Million Grant to MMRI Researcher Investigating Pulmonary Embolism
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $3.7 million grant to support a project led by Principal Investigator, Chase Kessinger, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) to research the third most common cause of cardiovascular…
Read MoreFaculty 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 member at MMRI. Lin earned his Ph.D. from Peking University in 2008, followed by postdoctoral…
Read MoreMMRI 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 focused on lupus nephritis, which received an additional $50,000, totaling $200,000. The check was presented…
Read MoreMMRI 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 scientific research experience, as well as with administrative executives, gaining insights into MMRI’s operational endeavors.…
Read MoreUndergrad 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 putting together this peptide drugs,” Dr. Khan Ha said. Ha is the coordinator for Masonic…
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