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Since 2015, the Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (ECIBR) has provided opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations within our newly envisioned and developed Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARCs). With mentoring provided by the ECIBR, as needed, ARC groups innovatively address complex biomedical challenges by integrating knowledge, concepts and methods from multiple disciplines, in line with convergence science approaches.

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      Spring 2025

      New DoM Researchers Forum


      Upcoming ARC Directors Luncheon Meetings:

      12-1:15p | W502 with light lunch
      Thurs, Sept 18, 2025

      2025 ARC Application submissions are closed. For details about the ARCs and the application process, please feel free to contact Dr. Ravid and visit Joining an ARC and Incentives

       

      Monday, September 15 | 12-1p |Tech Talks! on Zoom | Dr. Joseph Zaia “Spatial proteomics of connective tissue”

      Monday, November 17 | 12-1p |Tech Talks! on Zoom |  Dr. Lei Hou “Precision medicine through genetic/epigenomic/gene regulatory networks”

       

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        Mission Statement

        The Evans Center provides opportunities for collaborations within Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARCs) that practice approaches of convergence science through integration of technical and conceptual expertise of different disciplines. The extraordinary strength in biomedical and physical sciences at Boston University, and the support and development of the ARCs create opportunities for new interdisciplinary-aided biomedical discovery and training. Research topics are mainly selected by faculty, mentored by the center, with the goal of addressing emerging biomedical and societal challenges. Basic science discovery promoted by ARCs are available to the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and to other entities for collaborative translational applications, and technology developments.

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        News and Spotlights

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        Katya Ravid, Fellow of the American Heart Association

        Katya Ravid has been elected Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS). This Fellowship welcomes Dr. Ravid "into one of the world’s most eminent organizations of cardiovascular and stroke professionals". It is recognition "for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the areas of scholarship, practice and/or education, and […]

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        Drs. Katya Ravid and Vipul Chitalia lead a Center focused on Cancer-Associated Thromboembolism as Affected by Health Disparities (CAT-HD)

        Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine part of the American Heart Association’s new focused research network devoted to addressing disparities that intersect heart disease & cancer. Drs. Katya Ravid and Vipul Chitalia, co-directors of Thrombosis and Hemostasis ARC were awarded by the AHA, along with BUSM/BMC/VA colleagues, to lead a Center focused on […]

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        Evans Center Awardees

        2024 Evans Center IBR Outstanding Research Collaborator Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis, PhDDirector, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & EngineeringDistinguished Professor of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Division of Systems Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Paschalidis has been an exceptional collaborator with the MED campus, contributing significantly to brain health […]

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