Masonic Medical Research Institute - MMRI

Learn more about MMRI's stroke research ➡️ bit.ly/4nF8hra

Today is World Stroke Day 🧪 WSD is dedicated to raising awareness about strokes, understanding their impact and at MMRI, searching for cures and treatments. A stroke occurs when there’s a change in how blood flows through the brain, causing brain cells to suffocate. 🧠

#LADAorg is appreciative of our strong partnerships with our patient advocacy colleagues at the #Lupus Community Booth #2121 at #ACR25. Kudos to all of you for collaborating to improve lives!

Researchers discover that a high-fat diet damages the heart in mice by disrupting metabolism in heart cells called #cardiomyocytes but find that knocking out the enzyme PTP1B can prevent these harmful effects. @MasonicResearch @mkontari scim.ag/3GAEJLS

#UASCS Junior-Senior High welcomed Dr. Jason McCarthy from @MasonicResearch! He spoke to 7th grade #SASAtoms about science careers, innovation, and the power of curiosity. A true inspiration for our future changemakers! @CharterEmpire

#InterviewsCNIC 🎙️ @mkontari 🗣️ ‘Archaeology remains one of my first loves’. Dr Maria Kontaridis currently serves as the Gordon K. Moe Professor and Chair of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine, as well as is the Executive Director at the @MasonicResearch. Her lab is focused on understanding the mechanisms causal to the development of congenital heart diseases, #HeartFailure, #diabetes, #obesity, #autism, autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, and #cancer 🫀🔬 Find out more in this #interview for #CNICPulse. Link in comments! 👇 #Science #CardiovascularResearch #CVD

Recently Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., presented her research in Madrid, Spain, at the 9th Annual NIH PCTC Cardiovascular Bioengineering Symposium! Dr. Kontaridis' talk was titled, "Role of TRPM4 in Cardiac Disease and Arrhythmogenesis." Thank you @CNIC_CARDIO for hosting us!

@KathleenArntsen Thank you @KathleenArntsen!

Thank you to all who made this event possible, all of us at #LADAorg are privileged to support quality research to improve lives! #Lupus

The #LADAorg Board was honored to attend the @MasonicResearch 1958 Gala to represent the #PatientVoice and support #Lupus, Autoimmune, Cardiovascular, and Autism research. Kudos to @mkontari and her staff for hosting such an amazing event!

@LADAOrg @mkontari @KathleenArntsen @Annezab @PtSarandrea Thank you for coming to the gala and supporting us, @LADAOrg!

@LADAOrg Thank you for your support!!

The Lupus Walk webpage is live! Join us on May 17th by walking or running to benefit lupus research sponsored by @MasonicResearch and #LADAorg while also promoting #LupusAwareness during Lupus Awareness Month. Click here mmri.edu/ways-to-give/e…

@LADAOrg @SequoiaRagland @Dave_Arntsen @KathleenArntsen @Annezab @BNyquist_MPH @NicoleHemmenway @infusioncenter @IAFaccess @US_Pain Congratulations! Sounds like it was a great event.

#LADAorg is thrilled to sponsor the 40th Annual Health Policy Ball to support #healthpolicy fellows. The event was filled with opportunities to network with passionate stakeholders such as @SequoiaRagland from the House Health Committee. #HealthProm25 #patientvoice @Dave_Arntsen

#SUNYPoly is proud to announce our 2025 Commencement speakers: Dr. Guru Madhavan, Senior Director of Programs at @theNAEng and Dr. Maria Kontaridis, Executive Director & Director of Research at @MasonicResearch Lean more: buff.ly/yQgtfBq

Pictured above in green are microtubules taken by the Lin Lab at MMRI. Microtubules are like the road network and structure of the cell. They are commonly referred to as the cell’s skeleton or cytoskeleton. Learn about our research here ➡️ mmri.edu

@LADAOrg @Lupus_Chat @LupusMI @LupusIL @LupusNE @CaringForLupus @C_O_L_N @LFNC @LupusSoCal @LupusEurope @LupusCanada Amazing!

We are honored to be a member of the #WorldLupusFederation and celebrate our 10th anniversary where we’ve raised #lupusawareness and united the global lupus community. Read about 10 major achievements of the WLF here: bit.ly/LADAinc20

MMRI associate professor, works to improve heart health through extensive research . Check it out! spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/ne…

@LADAOrg @LupusResearch @TamronHallShow @halsey @KathleenArntsen @CaringForLupus @Lupus_Chat @Annezab @infusioncenter @IAFaccess @MicaelaBayard @MilDiva81 Love this!

Attending the @LupusResearch #BreakingthroughGala with our passionate #LADAOrg connections was the perfect way to end a whirlwind Fall and remind us of how blessed we are to part of the rheumatology community! Kudos to the LRA, @TamronHallShow, & @halsey for a great evening.

Fantastic Rising Star keynote talk by @curexcomplex, @mkontari lab @MasonicResearch, at #PROSRC in Palm Springs CA, on the role of T cell SHP2 deletion in systemic lupus. Great potential therapeutic implications... 👏 👏

One of the best part of being @ #AHA24 is to reconnect w friends/colleagues-here is one w former (Josh Hare & Jay Zhang) & current (Maria Kontaridis) chairs of the BCVS Council. @Joseph_C_Wu @RonglihL @AHAScience @BCVSearlyCareer ‘@uabmedicine @MasonicResearch @StanfordCVI