Research
Dr. Tao serves as a senior analytical chemist in the Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology. Her research focuses on use of LC-MS/MS for in vitro cellular pharmacology studies on antiviral agents in different cell lines as well as preclinical and clinical in vivo pharmacokinetic analysis of antiviral drugs in plasma and tissues. Her research interest also includes virus related lipidomics, metabolomics, and proteomics studies.