Ab Osterhaus
The Power List 2015
Ab Osterhaus
Considered one of the most important virologists in the world, especially for his work on SARS and avian influenza, Ab is a professor at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam and State University Utrecht. His professional leadership roles include director of the National Influenza Center and of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, chairman of the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza, and chief scientific officer of Viroclinics BV and ViroNative BV.