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Toronto: As extreme weather and the likelihood of disasters increase, York University has opened its new state-of-the-art  Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM) Lab, designed to act as an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), thanks to close to $3.5 million in private and public funds.  Philanthropist and York University alumnus Victor Dahdaleh and […]

10/09/2024

Montreal: The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has welcomed the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine at McGill University as a fifth GA4GH Host Institution.  The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine at McGill University was founded in Autumn 2022 following a landmark donation from UK-based alumnus and long-term donor, Victor Dahdaleh. […]

10/09/2024

London: A major donation of over £10 million is supporting the refurbishment of the Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, a new home for world-changing lung research at Imperial’s Hammersmith Hospital Campus. The Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Graduate Centre for Respiratory and Cardiac Sciences will also be created at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI).   A further […]

10/09/2024

A new institute at StFX, aimed at promoting healthy populations in rural Nova Scotia, has received a $15 million gift. This donation comes from Dr. Victor and Mona Dahdaleh, through the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation, marking a significant contribution. The gift will help create the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Hall, housing the Victor and Mona Dahdaleh Institute […]

23/05/2023

The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI) is home to the largest concentration of scientists and clinicians in heart and lung medicine in Europe. The Institute is a joint venture between Cambridge University and Royal Papworth Hospital and represents a major expansion of cardiovascular and respiratory research capacity. It has the ambitious goal of identifying […]

23/05/2023

McGill University recently published an interview with Victor Dahdaleh about his C$30million of philanthropic support to establish a new institute to help transform genomic medicine. Read more here about Victor’s motivations and aspirations for the new Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine.  Read more here: https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/future-medicine-mcgills-new-genomic-medicine-institute-promises-transform-healthcare

19/01/2023

A landmark donation to support McGill University’s renowned genomics research and education programs from UK-based alumnus and long-time donor Victor Dahdaleh will be a catalyst for advancements in genomics research. Thanks to gifts from Mr. Dahdaleh totalling more than $30 million, McGill will launch the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine. For more details see […]

25/10/2022

Introduction to the Gift The gift will support upgrades to the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building on York University’s Keele Campus, provide operating funding to CIFAL York, and support a new operations facility for the Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation initiative. York was honoured to welcome alumnus and philanthropist Victor Dahdaleh and his wife […]

25/10/2022

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer usually caused by breathing in asbestos dust. Most of the cases affect people’s lungs but it can strike in other parts of the body.  With only 7% of those diagnosed surviving more than 5 years, the condition tragically causes 2,394 deaths a year in the UK.   As the UK’s leading […]

04/07/2022