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MMRI Recruits New Associate Professor to Utica from University of Louisville

Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., has been recruited to Utica and named associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI.…

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Visiting Speaker Series – Summer 2024

MMRI is thrilled to host scientists from around the country as part of its invited speaker series. Since February, three…

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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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Lupus Walk

MMRI, in partnership with the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc., was thrilled to have held the area’s first Lupus…

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1958 Gala

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

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