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Heather Ann Van Mater

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Rheumatology
T0909 Childrens Hlth Ctr, Box 3212, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


Autoimmune brain disease (CNS vasculitis, antibody mediated encephalitis and demyelinating diseases)
Juvenile arthritis

Selected Grants


Phase 2/3, Children and Adolescents With Aquaporin-4 antibody Positive (AQP4-Ab [+]) Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2024 - 2026

Arthritis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant 2019

FellowshipCo Investigator · Awarded by Arthritis Foundation · 2020 - 2024

ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2020 - 2021

RRF Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2020 - 2020

Phase 2/3, Children and Adolescents With Aquaporin-4 antibody Positive (AQP4-Ab [+]) Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2024 - 2026

Arthritis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant 2019

FellowshipCo Investigator · Awarded by Arthritis Foundation · 2020 - 2024

ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2020 - 2021

RRF Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2020 - 2020

ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2016 - 2017

ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2015 - 2016

Phase 2 - The Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2009 - 2011

Phase 1 - The Effectiveness of Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2009 - 2009