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Heather Ann Van Mater
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Rheumatology
heather.vanmater@duke.edu
T0909 Childrens Hlth Ctr, Box 3212, Durham, NC 27710
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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 Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ·
2024 - 2026
Arthritis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant 2019
Fellowship
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by Arthritis Foundation ·
2020 - 2024
A Phase 2/3 Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Activity of Eculizumab in Pediatric Patients with Relapsing Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ·
2020 - 2022
ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation ·
2020 - 2021
RRF Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation ·
2020 - 2020
ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation ·
2016 - 2017
ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation ·
2015 - 2016
Phase 2 - The Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Research
Investigator ·
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
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Investigator ·
Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ·
2009 - 2009
