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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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Samantha 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…

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Meet MMRI: Millie Occhionero

Millie Occhionero has been named director of Marketing and Communications at MMRI. In this role, Occhionero will design and oversee…

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A Summer of Science, Fellowship

The MMRI Summer Fellowship Program provides university students the opportunity to learn and work for ten weeks at a preeminent…

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Dr. Kontaridis Inspires, Encourages Graduates During Commencement Address

Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., the MMRI Executive Director, Chair of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine, and Director of Research, was invited…

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