Autoimmune
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 focused on lupus nephritis, which received an additional $50,000, totaling $200,000. The check was presented…
Read MoreMMRI 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 the devastating autoimmune disease estimated to affect 1.5 million people in the United States and…
Read More$200,000 Awarded to MMRI for Research on Lupus by The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA)
$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 three previously supported SLE research…
Read MoreSamantha Le Sommer: The Rising Tide Raises All Ships
Our very own Samantha Le Sommer, Ph.D., under Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., executive director, was published in Wiley. Her article “The Rising Tide Raises All Ships” talks about her battles and successes from high school to becoming an employee here at MMRI and how those events have helped her to become a mentor. Read the whole…
Read MoreResearch Takes Center Stage at Lupus Awareness Event
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 steps made towards combating lupus. More than 1.5 million Americans, and 5 million people worldwide,…
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