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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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First 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…

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Another 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…

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$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…

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MMRI 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…

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NIH 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…

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Meet MMRI: Tongbin Wu Ph.D.

Tongbin Wu, Ph.D., has been named assistant professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI. In this role, Wu…

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