ISTH SSC Announces New Names to 10 Subcommittees

The ISTH Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) is a permanent committee of the Society, serving as the scientific working arm that handles the ongoing, scientific work of the Society. The SSC recently updated the names of several of its Subcommittees. Please see below for the updated SSC Subcommittee names:

Previous name: Biorheology
New name: Biorheology, Biomaterials, and Bioengineering (B3)

Previous name: Control of Anticoagulation
New name: Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapies

Previous name: Genomics in Thrombosis and Hemostasis
New name: OMICS in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Previous name: Hemostatic Management of Patients with Liver Disease
New name: Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Liver Disease

Previous name: Hemostasis and Malignancy
New name: Cancer-Associated Thrombosis & Hemostasis (CATH)

Previous name: Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid Antibodies
New name: Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Previous name: Platelet Immunology
New name: Immune-Mediated Platelet Disorders

Previous name: Platelet Physiology
New name: Platelets in Health and Disease

Previous name: Predictive and Diagnostic Variables in Thrombotic Disease
New name: Diagnosis and Prediction in Thrombotic Disease

Previous name: Vascular Biology
New name: Vascular Biology and Immunothrombosis

Now open: Apply to be an SSC Subcommittee Co-Chair

The SSC is now accepting applications for Subcommittee Co-Chair openings. There are currently 32 Co-Chair openings within the SSC’s 21 subcommittees. The application deadline is July 31, 2025.

Click here to learn more and submit an application.

Each SSC Subcommittee is led by a Chair, and up to eight Co-Chairs, who have significant expertise in the Subcommittee’s area of interest. Two Co-Chair positions are reserved for an early career ISTH member and a Reach-the-World member to foster a diverse and inclusive community within the Subcommittees.

Note: Anyone can join the SSC Subcommittees as a general participant at any time via the My ISTH Community, but co-chair positions are by application-only for ISTH members. To join the ISTH as a member, click here.

The Chair and Co-Chairs are responsible for overseeing the Subcommittee’s projects on standardization, nomenclature and guidance. In addition to these nine Subcommittee members, many other experts contribute to the projects and work of each Subcommittee.

SSC Co-Chair Openings by Subcommittee:

• Biorheology [newly renamed: Biorheology, Biomaterials, and Bioengineering (B3)]: 2 openings (1 RTW)
• Control of Anticoagulation [newly renamed: Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapies]: 2 openings
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: 0 openings
• Factor VIII, IX and Rare Coagulation Disorders: 1 opening
• Factor XI and the Contact System: 1 opening
• Factor XIII & Fibrinogen: 2 openings
• Fibrinolysis: 0 openings
• Genomics in Thrombosis & Hemostasis [newly renamed: OMICS in Thrombosis and Hemostasis]: 0 openings
• Hemostasis & Malignancy [newly renamed: Cancer-Associated Thrombosis and Hemostasis]: 0 openings
• Hemostatic Management of Patients with Liver Disease [newly renamed: Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Liver Disease]: 1 opening (RTW)
• Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid [newly renamed: Antiphosopholipid Syndrome]: 3 openings
• Models of Thrombosis & Hemostasis: 3 openings
• Pediatric/Neonatal Thrombosis & Hemostasis: 4 openings
• Perioperative & Critical Care Thrombosis & Hemostasis: 3 openings
• Physiological Anticoagulants and Thrombophilia: 1 opening (1 RTW)
• Platelet Immunology [newly renamed: Immune-Mediated Platelet Disorders]: 2 openings
• Platelet Physiology [newly renamed: Platelets in Health and Disease]: 1 opening
• Predictive/Diagnostic Variables [newly renamed: Diagnosis and Prediction in Thrombotic Disease]: 0 openings
• Vascular Biology [newly renamed: Vascular Biology and Immunothrombosis]: 3 openings (1 RTW)
• Von Willebrand Factor: 2 openings
• Women’s Health Issues in Thrombosis & Hemostasis: 1 opening

Note: There are a limited number of positions available and there is no guarantee of selection for a position. Each SSC Co-Chair is expected to serve a two year term with the option to serve an additional two years, for a total of four years. According to the SSC Rules and Guidelines, an ISTH member may only serve on one SSC Subcommittee at a time.

Learn more and apply here.

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