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David Sinclaire Van Mater

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
102382, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Pediatrics, Box 2916, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Genome Editing for the Treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type I

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Gilbert Family Foundation · 2022 - 2024

Exploring the Use of Gene Therapies to Treat Neurofibromatosis Type I

FellowshipMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024

Targeting epigenetic dysregulation in pediatric cancer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 2019 - 2022

Genome Editing for the Treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type I

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Gilbert Family Foundation · 2022 - 2024

Exploring the Use of Gene Therapies to Treat Neurofibromatosis Type I

FellowshipMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024

Targeting epigenetic dysregulation in pediatric cancer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 2019 - 2022

MAIN STUDY: Developing Evidence-Based Crieteria for Initiating Treatment fo NF1-OPG.

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation · 2015 - 2021

Visual Field Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with NF1-associated Optic Pathway Gliomas

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boston Children's Hospital · 2018 - 2019

Expansion of the AYA Oncology Initiative at Duke University

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by St. Baldrick's Foundation · 2016 - 2018

Dissecting the role of injury is sarcoma formation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration · 2015 - 2017

Dissecting the role of injury is sarcoma formation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration · 2015 - 2017

External Relationships


  • AstraZeneca

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