Director Wen-Hsiung Li, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Biodiversity Research Center, will go to the United States for academic affairs from November 22 to December 1, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Jiunn-Tzong Wu will be the acting director.

　　Director Fu-Tong Liu, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, will attend an international conference in the United States from November 22 to December 6, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Hsiu-Ming Shih will be the acting director.