UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it has welcomed 13 new undergraduate students to its Summer Fellowship program. The students will spend 10 weeks studying in MMRI’s principal investigators’ labs to gain scientific research experience. MMRI selects participants based on academic excellence and demonstrated desire to participate in cutting-edge research programs that […]
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it has welcomed 13 new undergraduate students to its Summer Fellowship program.
The students will spend 10 weeks studying in MMRI’s principal investigators’ labs to gain scientific research experience. MMRI selects participants based on academic excellence and demonstrated desire to participate in cutting-edge research programs that include cardiovascular disease biology, autoimmunity, and autism.
“We are delighted to welcome these impressive students into MMRI’s coveted Summer Fellowship program,” MMRI Executive Director Maria Kontaridis said in announcement. “We look forward to seeing the culmination of their research experiences as the end of this program. This is a testament to our mission, which includes our commitment to training future generations of science and medicine.”
Throughout the program, fellows will engage in hands-on research using state-of-the-art techniques. They will also participate in professional-development workshops and didactic lectures on various scientific disciplines at MMRI.
The program ends with a graduation ceremony on July 25, where fellows will present their research.
This year’s fellows are: Natalie-Lorine Barber, SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Genesis Campbell, University at Buffalo; Riley Collis, Emory University; Amna Khan, SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Claire Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sandi Myint, Yale University; Willa Pratt, University of Delaware; Angelina Tangorra, Nazareth University; Lucas Constantine, Hamilton College; Nurhaliza Syukur, Utica University; Cooper Borelli, Boston College; Emma Burke, Bates College; and Victoria Cioni, Nazareth University.
