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Carter Van Waes, M.D., Ph.D.

DIVISION OF INTRAMURAL RESEARCH
NIHBC 10 - CLINICAL CENTER BG RM 7N240D 10 CENTER DR BETHESDA MD 20892
MSC:
1635
Phone:
+1 301 402 4216
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+1 301 402 1140

Scientist Emeritus (Head and Neck Surgery Branch and Tumor Biology Section)

Dr. Carter Van Waes

Dr. Van Waes received a B.A. in Chemistry with honors from Earlham College in 1980. He received both an M.D. and a Ph.D. in the immunology of cancer from the University of Chicago, supported by the NIH MSTP. He completed a NIH post-doctoral fellowship in molecular biology of head and neck cancer in 1990, and residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at University of Michigan in 1993. He joined NIDCD in 1993 as a Senior Staff Fellow; was promoted to Investigator in 1995, and Senior Investigator and Chief of the Head and Neck Surgery Branch in 2003. His research integrates basic and clinical investigation of genomics, signaling, molecular, and immune targeted therapy of cancer.

Dr. Van Waes retired in June 2022.

Laboratory:

Tumor Biology Section and Clinical Genomics, Head and Neck Surgery Branch

Research Interests:
Genomics and molecular targeted therapeutics for head and neck cancer. Molecular pathogenesis and therapy of cancers affecting human communication.

Selected Publications

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