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19 Students to Take Part in MMRI Summer Fellowship Program

MMRI is thrilled to welcome 19 undergraduate students to its highly esteemed 2024 Summer Fellowship program. For ten weeks, these…

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MMRI Receives Summer Fellowship Grant From Community Foundation

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announced more than $2 million in grants during the first quarter of…

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Science Spotlight: Dr. Nunes Santos & Miss Della Posta

Luana Nunes Santos, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow and Ariana Della Posta, research assistant, under Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., executive director, are working…

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American Heart Association Go Red for Women Luncheon raises funds

We were honored to be a part of this year’s American Heart Association Mohawk Valley Go Red For Women luncheon,…

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MMRI 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…

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MMRI inaugural 1958 Gala marked beginnings

On Saturday, March 23, 2024, MMRI held its first annual 1958 Gala at the Fort Schuyler Clubhouse in Utica, New…

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2024 Summer Fellowship Program now open for applications

1.4.2024 MMRI’s Summer Fellowship Program offers unparalleled learning and networking opportunities. The 10-week program runs from Friday, May 17, 2024,…

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MMRI Publishes Breakthrough Study Detailing a Novel Approach to Minimize Damage After a Heart Attack in Prestigious Scientific Journal

12.20.2023 Jason R. McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine and scientific operations director at MMRI, recently…

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America Heart Association invests in the future at Masonic Medical Research Institute

11.29.2023 Cardiovascular research is going strong at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), where four scientists currently have projects funded by…

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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…

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