Die Forschungsbereiche des IBCS-FMS sind in 3 Abteilungen aufgeteilt:
I. Molecular > ComPlat / Prof. Dr. Bräse > Prof. Dr. Michael Meier > PD Dr. Zbigniew L. Pianowski - Chemical biology, supramolecular systems and prebiotic chemistry > Prof. Dr. Siegfried Waldvogel (JGU Mainz)
II. (Bio)Medical > Prof. Dr. Véronique Orian-Rousseau - Cell signaling in inflammation and cancer > Dr. Gary Davidson - Cellular communication by Wnt signalling > Prof. Dr. Andrew C. Cato - Molecular mechanism of steroid hormone action > Prof. Dr. Sylvia Erhardt > Prof. Dr. Simone Mayer - Neurodevelopment
V. Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Prof. Dr. Lennart Hilbert - Nuclear Information Processing