Core Research Unit (SHIMODA)
| Molecular and Cellular Biology Unit | Prof. Kazuo INABA, Assistant Prof. Kogiku SHIBA, Assistant Prof. Takeo HORIE |
| Developmental Genetics Unit | Prof. Yasunori SASAKURA, Associate Prof. Hiroaki NAKANO |
| Molecular Ecology Unit | Prof. Takeo Hama (Tsukuba), Assistant Prof. Shigeki WADA, Assistant Prof. Koetsu KON |
| Neurobiology Unit | Associate Prof. Chikafumi CHIBA (Tsukuba), Associate Prof. Shunsuke YAGUCHI |
| Biodiversity Unit | Prof. Jason HALL-SPENCER Prof. Hiroshi WADA (Tsukuba) Assistant Prof. Sylvain AGOSTINI Assistant Prof. Ben HARVEY |
Cooperative Research Unit (TSUKUBA)
| Cellular Evolution Unit | Prof. Yoshihiro SHIRAIWA, Prof. Osamu NUMATA, Prof. Kenichiro ISHIDA, Associate Prof. Shinichi MIYAMURA |
| Bioinformatics Unit | Prof. Isao INOUE, Prof. Tetsuo HASHIMOTO, Prof. Yuji INAGAKI |
| Marine Paleontology Unit | Prof. Katsuo SASHIDA |