Fall 2023 Currents
MMRI Welcomes New Faculty Member from UCSD with Laboratory Focused on Heart Development and Cardiovascular Medicine
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 disorder in which the lower…
Read MoreFirst Annual Golf Classic Raises $88,000
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 overall score, longest drive (men’s,…
Read MoreAnother Successful St. John’s Weekend
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, 2023. This year’s theme was…
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 MoreMMRI Research Continues to be Backed by American Heart Association
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 of death, cardiovascular disease. This…
Read MoreNIH Awards $3.9 Million Grant to MMRI Researcher Investigating Cardiac Arrythmia
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 project led by Principal Investigator,…
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…
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