Renee Reijo Pera 11/1/24 Renee Reijo Pera 11/1/24

Much to celebrate at the McLaughlin Research/Weissman Hood Institute

Renee Reijo Pera 11/1/24 Renee Reijo Pera 11/1/24

McLaughlin Research Institute scientists develop assay to detect protein misfolding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Renee Reijo Pera 11/1/24 Renee Reijo Pera 11/1/24

Montana medical student receives national fellowship grant to research insulin

Renee Reijo Pera 10/30/24 Renee Reijo Pera 10/30/24

Interns at McLaughlin Research Institute present their summer research

Renee Reijo Pera 6/17/24 Renee Reijo Pera 6/17/24

Research on Alzheimer’s Disease at the McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls Received National Institutes of Health Grant Award of >$3.1M

Renee Reijo Pera 2/5/24 Renee Reijo Pera 2/5/24

McLaughlin Research Institute Awarded Prestigious $13.8M National Institutes of Health Grant

Renee Reijo Pera 6/26/23 Renee Reijo Pera 6/26/23

Summer Interns 2023

We have eight interns in 2023. There are four high school students and four college students who will join us for the summer.

Renee Reijo Pera 6/9/23 Renee Reijo Pera 6/9/23

McLaughlin Research Institute is studying Chronic Wasting Disease

Assistant Professor Andrea Grindeland, at the McLaughlin Research Institute, is heading research on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). She has more than a decade of experience as a veterinarian and is a Great Falls native. She is looking for more definitive answers regarding the disease and its potential impacts in Montana.

Renee Reijo Pera 6/9/23 Renee Reijo Pera 6/9/23

McLaughlin Research Institute establishes one of the nation’s first rural clinical research centers

To address the need for more clinical research in Montana and other rural regions of the United States, the McLaughlin Research Institute has established the first patient registry in the state of Montana (the HERO (Helping Expand Research Opportunities) in the newly-formed Clinical Research Center, directed by Dr. Tiffany Hensley McBain. For more information contact Rebecca Brown, BSN RN, Clinical Research Coordinator at 406-454-6045 or Rebecca@MclaughlinResearch.org

Guest User 9/21/22 Guest User 9/21/22

Dr. Hensley-McBain receives NIH grant

Dr. Tiffany Hensley-McBain received a grant from National Institutes of Health this month. The grant, Montana’s first NIH funding focused on Alzheimer’s disease in over 30 years, supports Dr. Hensley-McBain’s research on neutrophils in the immune system. Her goal is to determine if these cells contribute to Alzheimer's disease in persons with a specific genetic risk factor.

Renee Reijo Pera 8/1/22 Renee Reijo Pera 8/1/22

McLaughlin Research Institute receives $5 million gift to support neurology studies

The McLaughlin Research Institute of Great Falls (MRI) announced this week that Dr. Irv Weissman and Dr. Ann Tsukamoto-Weissman of Stanford, California, recently made a $5 million gift to the MRI, the largest single contribution in the organization’s history.

Article Credit: David Murray, Great Falls Tribune

Guest User 2/16/22 Guest User 2/16/22

Celebrating Women and Girls in Science

February 11th marks the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. In Montana, you have to look no further than the McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls as a leading example.

Mary Matsko 10/8/21 Mary Matsko 10/8/21

Tiffany Hensley-McBain, PhD in Great People, Great Falls

Check out a recently published article featuring an interview with Dr. Tiffany Hensley-McBain by the Great Falls Development Authority.

Mary Matsko 10/7/21 Mary Matsko 10/7/21

New Research Faculty Positions at MRI!

The McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls, Montana, invites applications for two faculty positions in mammalian biology, genetics and/or neuroscience; one is open-rank and the other is for an assistant professor.

Mary Matsko 8/18/21 Mary Matsko 8/18/21

2021 Summer Student Internship Presentation

Local students Grace Weber (University of Providence) and Elliot LaTray (Great Falls High School) present their findings from their mouse anxiety screening studies during their Summer Internship at MRI.

Thank you to all of the donors and philanthropists that have made this program possible!