Masonic Medical Research Institute

Utica is home to Masonic Medical Research Institute, a biomedical research center. Its Cardiac Research Institute, part of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, is internationally recognized for its work, which makes it a notable name in science for the Mohawk Valley. Cardiac research looks at how the heart works and what goes wrong.

Research institutes like this work behind the scenes, studying disease in the lab with the hope of improving care for patients down the road. Most people will never walk through its doors, but the work done there reaches well beyond Oneida County.

What to Know

• Its Cardiac Research Institute operates within the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory.
• The institute is described as internationally recognized for its biomedical research.
• Its focus is laboratory research rather than everyday patient care.
• A member of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce and featured by Oneida County Tourism.