Representatives from research units, research centers, and faculties are the members of the core research area and elect the board and the spokespersons every two years.
| Research Unit | Represented by |
|---|---|
| joint research project Homeo-Hirn | Prof. Martin Korte |
| research centre BRICS | Prof. Dieter Jahn |
| research centre | Prof. Heike Bunjes |
| SFB TR51 Roseobacter | Prof. Stefan Schulz |
| GRK PROCOMPAS | Prof. Klemens Rottner |
| DFG SPP DiSPBiotech | Prof. Arno Kwade |
| joint research project Superlegierungsmembranen | Prof. Arno Kwade |
| SMART BIOTECS | Prof. Andreas Dietzel |
| joint research project CDInfect | Prof. Karsten Hiller |
| Nds. Promotionsprogramm iCA | Prof. Ingo Ott |
| DFG Research Unit DEEP- DV | Prof. Melanie Brinkmann |
| Faculty 1 | Prof. Tim Kacprowski |
| Faculty 2 | Prof. Thekla Cordes |
| Faculty 4 | Prof. Iordania Constantinou |
| Research Unit | Represented by | |
|---|---|---|
| research unit Homeo-Hirn | Prof. Martin Korte | spokesperson |
| Faculty 4 | Prof. Iordania Constantinou | deputy spokesperson |
| Faculty 2 | Prof. Thekla Cordes | |
| research centre BRICS | Prof. Dieter Jahn | |
| research centre PVZ | Prof. Heike Bunjes |
| Organization | Name |
|---|---|
| Nds. Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur | Dr. Markus Beiner |
| Novartis Pharma AG | Dr. Karoline Bechtold-Peters |
| Fette Compacting GmbH | Dr. Marten Klukkert |
| Sartorius | Prof. Dr. Oscar-Werner Reif |
| Universität zu Köln | Prof. Dr. Carien M. Niessen |
| Universität Kopenhagen | Prof. Dr. Thomas Rades |