Director Wen-Hsiung Li, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Biodiversity Research Center, is going to the United States for academic affairs from August 27 - September 6, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Jiunn-Tzong Wu is the acting director.

　　Director Fu-Tong Liu, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, is going to attend an international conference in Italy from August 21-30, 2013. During his absence, Deputy Director Yuh-Shan Jou is the acting director.

　　Director Din Ping Tsai, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Research Center for Applied Sciences, is going to attend an international conferencein the United States from August 24-September 1, 2013. During his absence, Associate Research Fellow Jung-Hsin Lin is the acting director.