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MMRI Expansion Plans and Profile

MMRI Looks to Add New Location, New Faculty Central New York Business Journal October 3, 2022 https://www.cnybj.com/mmri-looks-to-add-new-location-new-faculty/ (Click here for…

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CNY Business Journal: Dr. Kontaridis Named Vice Chair of AHA Council

August 11, 2022: Dr. Maria Kontaridis, the Executive Director of the Masonic Medical Research Institute, is the new Vice Chair…

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Revealing COVID’s Impact on the Heart

August 2, 2022 Heart damage has been noticed among many patients hospitalized with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2,…

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Summer Fellows Celebrate 10 Weeks of Science Exploration

July 29, 2022 Ten weeks of intensive science work and exploration was celebrated with a graduation ceremony on Friday, July…

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Dr. Kontaridis Elected Fellow of the International Society for Heart Research

June 30, 2022: Dr. Maria Kontaridis, the Executive Director of the Masonic Medical Research Institute in Utica, New York, has…

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Nature: Molecular Heart Mapping and CRISPR Technology Create New Possibilities for Health Science

June 22, 2022: Imagine, if scientists had a map of the heart, so granular in its accuracy that it even…

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WKTV: Unique Science Experience for Summer Fellows

June 22, 2022 Undergraduates in MMRI’s Summer Fellowship Program were interviewed about their experience by WKTV, an affiliate of NBC,…

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$300,000 Goes to Autism and Cardiac Research in Utica

Dr. Adife Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek is an instructor at the Masonic Medical Research Institute, and Dr. Maria Kontaridis is its executive…

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MMRI Studying Link Between Heart Defects and Autism

Scientists in Utica are studying if there a connection between autism and congenital heart defects. The research is being done…

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Governor Spotlights MMRI in State of the State Goals

The scientific achievements and work at Masonic Medical Research Institute were recognized by the Office of the Governor of New…

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