SSC seeks applications for Subcommittee Co-Chairs

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 is now accepting applications for Subcommittee Co-Chair openings. There are currently 37 Co-Chair openings within the SSC’s 21 subcommittees. The application deadline is July 31, 2025.

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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.

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: 3 openings (1 RTW)
• Control of Anticoagulation: 2 openings
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: 1 opening
• Factor VIII, IX and Rare Coagulation Disorders: 0 openings
• Factor XI and the Contact System: 1 opening
• Factor XIII & Fibrinogen: 2 openings
• Fibrinolysis: 2 openings
• Genomics in Thrombosis & Hemostasis: 0 openings
• Hemostasis & Malignancy: 0 openings
• Hemostatic Management of Patients with Liver Disease: 1 opening (RTW)
• Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid: 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: 2 openings (1 RTW)
• Platelet Immunology: 2 openings
• Platelet Physiology: 1 opening
• Predictive/Diagnostic Variables: 1 opening
• Vascular Biology: 3 openings (1 RTW)
• Von Willebrand Factor: 2 openings
• Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis & Hemostasis: 2 openings

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 two consecutive two-year terms, 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.