A new website has been launched for members of the Asthma UK – British Lung Foundation’s Mesothelioma Research Network (‘MRN’) found at https://mrn.blf.org.uk/. Since its launch in October 2017, membership of MRN has grown to include over 190 researchers and clinicians worldwide working on mesothelioma and is funded by the Victor Dahdahleh Foundation. Commenting on […]
18/05/2020
A University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust study shows promising results using rucaparib to treat mesothelioma in patients where chemotherapy has not been effective in controlling the disease. The clinical trial, funded by the British Lung Foundation and the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation, is investigating personalised treatments for mesothelioma, a cancer most […]
14/05/2020The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Charitable Foundation was delighted to be a co-sponsor of the recent annual Canada UK Colloquium (CUKC) which focused on the theme of ‘Ageing Well’. The Canada-UK Colloquium is an annual forum aimed at facilitating in-depth discussion of critical and timely public policy issues for both countries. It celebrated its 48th Anniversary […]
29/01/2020Research visit to the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research Back row L–R: Robert Rintoul, Royal Papworth Hospital/University of Cambridge; Stefan Marciniak, University of Cambridge; Joseph Chambers, University of Cambridge; Arsalan Azad, University of Cambridge. Front row L–R: Joanna Obacz, University of Cambridge; Susana de Abreu, University of Cambridge; Victor Dahdaleh, Victor Dahdaleh Foundation; Penny Woods, […]
19/12/2019Victor and Mona Dahdaleh were delighted to represent the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation at the recent Grand Opening of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Mulroney Hall at St Francis Xavier University. The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation is a significant supporter of the new Institute and its aspirations. Go here for more details about the Grand […]
07/10/2019The Dahdaleh Institute has launched Commons, a monthly newsletter. The first issue looked back at highlights of the last academic year. Next month, we launch our more usual format, including a spotlight on the arts in global health. Click here to read the first issue. *First published on http://dighr.yorku.ca.
03/06/2019Originally posted on High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom London, UK – Canada House is delighted to present Neighbours, the first solo UK exhibition by Myfanwy MacLeod, in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG, Vancouver). MacLeod is best known for her irreverent artworks that often explore the overlap between pop culture, folklore, traditions […]
05/03/2019News release from the British Lung Foundation World-first clinical trial to test personalised treatments for aggressive form of lung cancer The first-ever trial into delivering personalised treatment for mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, opened at the HOPE Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester’s Hospitals today (Tuesday 29 January). Funded by […]
29/01/2019The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation has donated a further £15,000 to the England Squash Foundation (ESF) to support a Squash & Education project, continuing its support into a third academic year. The programme is currently centred on providing pupils from the Anglo-European School Ingatestone (AES) with a range of squash coaching as well as additional instruction […]
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