D ., ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese ▁bio chem ist , ▁struct ural ▁bi ologist , ▁and ▁Professor ▁of ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁R ice ▁University ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Professor ▁T ao ▁led ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁research ers ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁map ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁influen za ▁A ▁virus ▁nucle op rote in ▁to ▁an ▁atomic ▁level , ▁a ▁fe at ▁which ▁circul ated ▁widely ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁press . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁most ▁influ ential ▁Chinese ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁China ' s ▁leading ▁media ▁out lets ▁including ▁Phoenix ▁Sat ellite ▁Television , ▁China ▁News ▁Service , ▁Asia ▁News week , ▁and ▁World ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁China , ▁Y iz hi ▁Jane ▁T ao ▁received ▁a ▁B . Sc . ▁degree ▁in ▁bi ology ▁from ▁P ek ing ▁University ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁China , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana , ▁where ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁bi ological ▁science ▁while ▁studying ▁under ▁the ▁German - American ▁bi oph ys ic ist ▁Michael ▁Ross mann . ▁ ▁She ▁completed ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁under ▁Stephen ▁C . ▁Harrison ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁her ▁post do ctor al ▁studies , ▁T ao ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁R