Dr Bart Haagmans

Dr Bart Haagmans is an associate professor at the Department of Viroscience of Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is a recognized leader in the field of coronaviruses with a main research focus on the pathogenesis of emerging viral infections. Studies on MERS and SARS coronaviruses led to a more detailed understanding of the biology of these emerging viruses and novel intervention strategies to contain outbreaks. Recently, antigenic cartography and several organoid systems from humans and different animal species were developed to phenotype SARS-CoV-2. He is a member of the Coronavirus study group of the ICTV, received the lifetime achievement award from ECMIDD, acted as (co)-coordinator of IMI-ZAPI and several Dutch grants, and is a co-PI on several EU grants as well as CEPI funded projects. He is an advisor for FAO, WOAH, and WHO with a focus on surveillance and characterization of novel coronavirus variants.