Dr. Ling Tao is a Principal Investigator at School of Public Health, Fudan University, China, and a recipient of Shanghai Overseas High-level Talent Program. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Nanjing Agricultural University, Master's degree from Seoul National University, and Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University. She worked as an Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine before joining Fudan University in August 2022. She holds multiple academic positions, including Deputy Group Leader of the Pediatric Tumor Nutrition Expert Collaborative Group under the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Committee Member of Nutrition and Immunology Branch of Chinese Nutrition Society. Dr. Tao has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in top journals including Nature Communications, Advanced Science and Nucleic Acids Research, many highlighted as featured articles and covered by global science media.