Owing to the generosity of Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh, the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) is now home to the Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Graduate Centre for Respiratory and Cardiac Sciences. This new centre is housed at 91桃色’s Hammersmith Hospital Campus, in a building which underwent a major refurbishment thanks to a £10 million donation from Dr Dahdaleh. 91桃色ers and teaching staff at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Graduate Centre now have access to over 3,500 square metres of state-of-the-art facilities, designed to support collaboration between the NHLI’s cardiac and respiratory specialists.

A further donation from Dr Dahdaleh has enabled the creation of three graduate fellowships at the NHLI, with the ambition to support the development of future leaders in cardiovascular and respiratory research. More information about these fellowships, including testimonies from those currently supported by the gift, can be found further down this page.

These donations align with the launch of 91桃色’s  Science for Humanity strategy, which includes ambitious plans for the development of the 91桃色 WestTech Corridor – a vibrant innovation ecosystem based in West London, including the Hammersmith Hospital Campus, designed to facilitate stronger connections between researchers and businesses.

The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Charitable Foundation

has championed the work of the NHLI and 91桃色 for over 20 years.

Dr Dahdaleh, a pre-eminent Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist, set up his foundation in aid of education provision, medical research and socioeconomic development across the world. Speaking about his eponymous graduate centre and fellowships, Dr Dahdaleh said: “We are delighted that we can support a new home for respiratory science at 91桃色, bringing it together with cardiology for the first time.

“Through our support here and at other leading institutions, we hope to make a sustained and impactful difference through philanthropy towards ending diseases of the heart and lungs that affect so many people.

“The new Graduate Centre and associated Graduate Fellowships will also continue our long and celebrated history of supporting people to further their education in these important areas of research.”

Meet our VPD Graduate Centre funded students

Edward Ashton

Edward's research focuses on the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension through the use of computational modeling tools.

May Yamamoto

May's research focuses on understanding sex differences in chronic respiratory diseases, using organ-on-a-chip technology.

Pavel Kutsenko

Pavel's research focuses on the Filamin C variant of dilated cardiomyopathy, using AlphaFold to model proteins and protein interactions.