• Prof. Dr. Jan de Vries
• Dr. Sophie de Vries (Group: Evolution of Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses)
• Dr. Iker Irisarri
• Dr. Tatyana Darienko
• Dr. Yuanlin Yao (Group: Evolution of Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses)
• Amra Dhabalia Ashok
• Armin Dadras
• Elisa Goldbecker
• Deren Büyüktaş (Group: Evolution of Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses)
• Dr. Janine Fürst-Jansen
• Maaike Bierenbroodspot
• Jaccoline Zegers
• Tim Rieseberg
• René Heise
• Cäcilia Kunz