New Zealander interning at Masonic Medical Research Institute in USA.

Over the past several years, as a Professor for the State University of New York at Oswego, I have had the pleasure of working with one of our international students pursuing his Master’s Degree in Chemistry. The student’s name is Vaea Salt-Bernard and he is from Auckland, NZ.I have mentored Mr. Salt-Bernard and encouraged him to pursue a summer 2021 fellowship at the Masonic Medical Research Institute in Utica, NY. He applied, interviewed, and was accepted.

Leading up to the fellowship, Mr. Salt-Bernard spoke at many Lodges, met many Brothers, and shared his research interests and Maori culture with us. He is truly an exceptional person and a great ambassador of New Zealand.

Mr. Salt-Bernard was recently featured in a news story about his education and research being conducted at the Masonic Medical Research Institute. Here is a link to the news story: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/…/college-students…Mr. Salt-Bernard is making a difference in Freemasonry in New York and in the medical industry.

Story from Professor Joe Stabb of the Hiram Lodge No136 (Fulton, NY), Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York