That's the author of the article, not the source. The source quoted is Giuseppe Remuzzi, the director of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

That's the author of the article, not the source. The source quoted is Giuseppe Remuzzi, the director of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milan, said in an interview with the National Public Radio of the United States. Said interview is linked in the sibling of your comment.