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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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The Battle Within Foundation Donates $25,000 for PTSD Research

To better understand the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The Battle Within Foundation (BWF) announced a first…

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WKTV: Heart Walk and Heart Disease Progress at MMRI

May 5, 2022: Taking a look at how the body’s cells work on a molecular level is something you don’t…

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Daily Sentinel: $150,000 Donation from the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association

May 21, 2022 Masonic Medical Research Institute, Lupus Association raise awareness of disease, research: UTICA — The Lupus and Allied…

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