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Columbia professor's parasitic disease lectures win new fans

Original: I initially discovered Virology Lectures in 2020 (obvious reason). After that, TWiV podcasts from Microbe TV. Now I've d

Vincent Racaniello, the Columbia University virologist behind the widely followed Virology Lectures and the This Week in Virology podcast on Microbe TV, is drawing renewed attention as listeners discover his Parasitic Disease Lectures series. Many people first found his virology course during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since turned to his other free educational material, praising the lectures for making specialist science accessible to a general audience.

Why now: People are rediscovering Racaniello's free lecture series after first encountering his virology teaching during the pandemic.

Vincent RacanielloColumbia UniversityMicrobe TVThis Week in Virology

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• I initially discovered Virology Lectures in 2020 (obvious reason). After that, TWiV podcasts from Microbe TV. Now I've discovered Parasitic Disease Lectures, produced by Vincent Racaniello— who gives the Virology lectures and hosts TWiV— but presented by the authors of the… · QCCEChris · 1

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