The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation

The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation supports new study into tackling mesothelioma from researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Leeds

The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation is delighted to be supporting a programme led by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Leeds into tackling the asbestos based cancer – mesothelioma.

According to the researchers, gold nanotubes, tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair, could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

In a study just published today in journal Small, the researchers demonstrate that once inside the cancer cells, the nanotubes absorb light, causing them to heat up, thereby killing the cells.

For further details of the study, please click here.

27/10/2020

Victor Dahdaleh – Honoured to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London

Victor Philip Dahdaleh recently received the Freedom of the City of London. This occurred under Mayor Alastair John Naisbitt King and Chamberlain Caroline Louise Al-Beyerty. Victor said, “I am truly delighted to receive the Freedom of the City of London. It is a rare privilege to join a tradition dating back to the 13th century. […]

19/12/2024

Dr. Kara Thompson is the inaugural Director of the Victor and Mona Dahdaleh Institute for Innovation in Health at StFX

Dr. Kara Thompson has been announced as the inaugural Director of the Victor and Mona Dahdaleh Institute for Innovation in Health at St. Francis Xavier University for a three-year term.  The Institute at StFX, targeted at promoting healthy populations in rural Nova Scotia, has been made possible by a C$15 million gift from Dr. Victor and Mona […]

19/11/2024

Supporting the Terry Fox Run UK in London

The Victor Phillip Dadaleh Foundation is delighted to once again have supported the Terry Fox Run UK in London, in support of The Institute of Cancer Research. Many congratulations to all of those who took part in this wonderful event. About The Terry Fox Run is an annual charity event held in honor of Terry Fox, […]

20/09/2024