Affiliation:The Chinese center for disease control and prevention Beijing's Chinese academy of preventive medicine China's prevention
Subject:virology   
Introduction: Hong Tao has been dedicating to medical virology for 50 years, specialized in Virus Morphology and Morphogenesis and Immune Electron Microscopy. He has published 250 papers in domestic and abroad. As Chief-Editor, published 9 books, including the one in English. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology.

His two outstanding original contributions to the world virology, namely the discovery and characterization of the unique Human Group B Rotavirus (Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus-ADRV), and the Discovery of the Morphology and Immune Electron Microscopically identification of the viruses of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS-Hantan virus) have been unanimously recognized and have been adopted by WHO’s as the routinely standard for morphological identification of these groups of viruses.( Lancet 1983; Lancet 1984; Ciba Foundation Symposium 128，London, 1986)

Honors
Visiting professor, The University of Chicago
Visiting professor, Pennsylvania State University
Visiting professor, Korea University, Seoul

Awards
He-Liang-He-Li Prize for Science and Technology Achievements, 1997
National Award for Science and Technology Advancement (Class II) for molecular studies on ADRV, 1996
Award for Science and Technology Advancement (Class II) for studies on ADRV, 1994
Honorary Award, Meritous Service Award, WHO Collaborating Center for Virus Reference and Research& Inst. Virology, Korea, Seoul, 1993
First Class Award for The Atlas of HFRS, 5th National Committee for Outstanding Books in the field of Science & Technology, 1990
WHO 1986 grant awarded for Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus (ADRV)
WHO 1988 grant awarded for the Development of Rapid Diagnosis of ADRV
National Nature Science Award (III), China National Commission for Nature Sciences for outstanding contribution in studying HFRS, 1989
National Nature Science Award (III) for the outstanding contribution in study of Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus(ADRV),awarded by China National
Commission for Nature Science, Achievement Awarding.
Commemorative awards (Certificates of Merit) of International WHO'S
WHO IN MEDICINE--FIRST EDITION, Cambridge, England, 1986
Specialist with outstanding contribution, awarded by the National Commission for Science and Technology, China, 1986
First Class Award for the Discovery of Adult Diarrhoea Rotavirus (ADRV), 1985 Ministry of Health
Achievement Awards for Contributions on the New Developments of Biomedical Electron Microscopy, 1979, 1980 and 1983
First Class Achievement Award for the Discovery of Morphology and Morphogenesis of HFRS Viruses, 1984, Ministry of Health
Awarded at the National Congress of Medical Sciences for the Contributions on Ultrastructural Research of an Ancient Cadaver of 2200 years (Han Dynasty), 1978