The author is Vincent Racaniello Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University(https://www.virology.ws/about/)
In addition, he is possibly the most prolific podcaster of our time. He's started no less than 6 different podcasts over the last decade or so, collectively known as the TWIx podcasts (This Week in Virology/Microbiology/Parasitology/etc. I'm a huge fan of TWIV, but they're all top-notch.
https://www.microbe.tv/