Huntington Medical Research Institutes

Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI) is an independent, nonprofit, public-benefit organization dedicated to improving health and prolonging life by enhancing knowledge of life processes and disease, and by developing technology to diagnose and treat diseases.

It is widely known for development of the hydrocephalus shunt to treat "water-on-the-brain," for pioneering studies on biomedical applications of laser energy, for basic and applied cancer research, for development of electronic neural rehabilitation technology, for studies in vascular biology and for development of methods and applications of medical magnetic resonance, including imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy.

New programs include molecular oncology, molecular neurology and brain mapping (magnetoencephalography, or MEG), liver studies and asthma and allergy.

Huntington Medical Research Institutes was founded in 1952 and operates in five locations in Pasadena, California.  Facilities on El Molino Avenue are devoted to cardiology research and cancer, including cell culture studies and clinical trials of a new drug for treatment of prostate cancer.  Adjacent laboratories on Union Street accommodate the molecular oncology and molecular neurology programs.  The building on Fairmount Avenue houses the neural engineering labs.  Additional sites on Pico Street and Fair Oaks Avenue house the Liver Center, magnetic resonance labs and clinics, as well as the MEG facility.

HMRI provides advanced training in magnetic resonance spectroscopy, co-sponsors postdoctoral fellowships with the California Institute of Technology, and conducts mentor programs for college and graduate level science students.  Each year a summer student research program offers unique opportunities to explore careers in medical research.

Since its founding, HMRI has enjoyed a partnership with the Altadena Guild of Huntington Hospital, whose members volunteer their services and raise monies annually through a home tour and golf tournament.

A donor support group, the Medical Research Council, presents tours and dinner seminars for invited guests throughout the year.  These are designed to illustrate the importance of laboratory research at HMRI to the practice of clinical medicine. For further information about HMRI, MRC or about making Donations please call the Development Office at (626) 397-5804.

Administrative Offices
(626) 397-5801

Neural Engineering
(626) 397-5850

Business Office
Cancer Genetics
Cell Biology
Molecular Pathology
Molecular Neurology
Prostate Research Program
(626) 795-4343

Liver Center
(626) 397-5820

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center
(626) 397-5881

MEG Brain Mapping Center
(626) 796-7874

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Laboratory
(626) 397-5840

Development Department
(626) 397-5804