ARC Programs on Fibrosis & Thrombosis
Connecting Tissues and InvestigatorS: Fibrosis in Pathology ARC Program
Interdisciplinary Leadership
| Name | Title | Institution | Department | Area of Expertise for this Project |
| Bob Varelas (co-director) | Professor | School of Medicine (Med campus) | BiochemCellBio | Pulmonary and cancer-related fibrosis |
| Maria Trojanowska
(co-director) |
Professor | School of Medicine (Med campus) | Medicine | Reticular stroma fibrosis, genetic animal models, scleroderma |
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Thrombosis to Hemostasis: TtoH ARC Program
Interdisciplinary Leadership
| Members | Rank | Departments/school affiliation |
| Vipul Chitalia
ARC co-Director |
Associate Prof of Medicine | Internal Medicine/Renal section (member of Northeastern Megakaryocyte/platelet club) |
| Katya Ravid
ARC co-Director |
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Director, Evans Center | Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry (member of Northeastern Megakaryocyte/platelet club) |
| NathanaelĀ Fillmore
ARC co-Director (as of 2026) |
VA researcher;
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine (non-voting), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine |
Boston VA and BUMC Hem/Onc |