Eric van Gorp

Professor Eric van Gorp chairs the Department of Virology at Erasmus Medical Center. His research focuses on emerging viral infections including COVID-19, MERS-CoV, and arboviruses, with emphasis on host immune responses, diagnostic biomarkers, and clinical management strategies. Van Gorp develops prediction models for severe infection outcomes and investigates novel therapeutic approaches.

Key research areas include transcriptomic signatures for infection differentiation, vaccine development for coronaviruses, and bloodstream infections in immunocompromised patients. His work spans basic virology, clinical trials, and public health data sharing initiatives.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on pandemic preparedness, with studies on ARDS mortality prediction during COVID-19, open science frameworks for cohort data, and vaccine trials for emerging pathogens. The research integrates virology, immunology, and clinical epidemiology.