Opening Address for
The 2020 Tzu Chi‐Academia Sinica Biomedical Conference

President, Professor Ingrid Liu, Ph.D.

It is with great pride that we would like to invite you to participate at the 2020 3rd Tzu Chi-Academia Sinica International Forum for Biomedical Sciences to be held on 14th November 2020 in Tzu Chi Medical Center, Hualien, Taiwan. AS-TCU Biomedical Conference 2020 is jointly organized by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tzu Chi Medical Center, Society for Mitochondria Research and Medicine, Taiwan, and the Academia Sinica. On its 3rd edition, this conference aims to foster more collaboration among experts, researchers, scientists and students and practitioners to further strengthen exchanges of information and learning in the field of Biomedical Sciences.
Under the influence of COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific committee has made a great effort and put together a top notch scientific programme focusing on relevant topics presented by well renowned experts and researchers. There are also poster exhibitions by the Ph.D. candidates to brief their research progress. We expect knowledge exchange, professional bonding, and collaboration can be achieved through this get together. 
We greatly appreciate your support and participation in the 2020 3rd Tzu Chi-Academia Sinica International Forum for Biomedical Sciences and we look forward to a successful and fruitful conference.

Sincerely, Ingrid Liu

Keynotes:
(1)徐麗芬特聘研究員,Dr. Dr. Lie-Fen Shyur (Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica)
(2)林榮信副主任,Dr. Jung-Hsin Lin (Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica)

Speakers:
(1)鄭敬楓副院長 (Dr. Ching-Feng Cheng) Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital
(2)王安國主任 (Dr. An-Guor Wang) Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
(3)許惠真副所長 (Dr. Hwei-Jan Hsu) Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica
(4)黃舜平研發長 (Dr. Shun-Ping Huang) Dean of Research and Development, Tzu Chi University
(5)蕭仲凱主任 (Dr. Jong-Kai Hsiao) Department of Radiology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital
(6)廖學健副研究員 (Dr. Hock-Kean Liew) Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Medical Center
(7)溫耀增博士 (Dr. Yao-Tseng Wen) Hualien Tzu Chi Medical Center
(8)戴睿頡 (Jason Tai) ASUS’s AICS, Taiwan