{"id":6911,"date":"2025-08-21T14:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T06:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/?page_id=6911"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:43:58","slug":"mrs-lee-kong-chian-chair-in-advanced-cellular-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/about-viva\/initiatives-impact\/mrs-lee-kong-chian-chair-in-advanced-cellular-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs Lee Kong Chian Chair in Advanced Cellular Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6911\" class=\"elementor elementor-6911\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd30f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acd30f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b401b2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b401b2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f99be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66f99be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453411a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"453411a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dario_Campana.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dario_Campana.png 480w, https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/viva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dario_Campana-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0ccd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d0ccd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Started in 2006, the\u00a0<strong>Mrs Lee Kong Chian Chair in Advanced Cellular Therapy<\/strong>\u00a0currently supports the renowned\u00a0<strong>Professor Dario Campana<\/strong>, a pioneer in cellular immunotherapy expert and 2019 Jacob and Louise Gabbay Awardee, together with his team at the National University of Singapore and National University Hospital to conduct research on cell-based therapy and clinical trials for break-throughs in cancer treatment.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viva.sg\/about-you\/scientists-doctors.html#dario\">Professor Dario Campana<\/a>,\u00a0previously from St Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, was formally appointed as the Mrs Lee Kong Chian Chair in February 2013.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Dario Campana was re-appointed as the Mrs Lee Kong Chian Chair in Advanced Cellular Therapy on 10 January 2025. This appointment is effective from 1 July 2024 and will continue through to 30 June 2027.<\/span><\/p><p>Based in Singapore now, he focuses on several cutting-edge research and clinical trials. These includes research on how Natural Killer cells can be used to fight cancer in children and adults, as well as Cancer Immunotherapy. Due to the potential of his research to save lives and develop cures for different forms of cancer, he also managed to secure funding under the National University Cancer Institute Singapore (NCIS). 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