• Dad: Gang Tao, who used to be a farmer.
  
  
• Mom: Lanlin Chen, who received
  
  
  • a B.S.(1983) and an M.S.(1986), both in Biology, from Nanjing University
    
  • a Ph.D.(1992) in Biology from University of Southern California.
    
    
• Elder Boy: Albert Kai Tao, 18 years old, goes to University of Virginia.
  
  
• Younger Boy: Derek Kwin (Kun) Tao, 8 years old, goes to Charlottesville elementary school.