Based on recommendations of the International Academic Review Committee and ION senior investigators, Dr. Mu-Ming Poo, the director of ION, decided to promote Drs. Jiulin Du, Zuoren Wang, Haishan Yao, Xiang Yu, and Jiawei Zhou to ION senior investigators.

　　The other four young investigators, Drs. Shiqing Cai, Leping Cheng, Chengyu Li and Zilong Qiu, also passed their mid-career review and continuously serve as ION investigators (second term) in the next four years.