Currently 14 research groups have been designated in the lab:
 Group of Systematics and Evolution of Aphids ( PI, Prof. Gexia Qiao )
 Group of Morphology and Evolution of Beetles ( PI, Prof. Ming Bai )
 Group of Invertebrate Zoology ( PI, Prof. Shuqiang, Li )
 Group of Crustacean Biogeography ( PI, Prof. Zhonge Hou )
 Group of Identification & Management of Invasive Alien Species ( PI, Prof. Runzhi Zhang )
 Group of Ornithological Research ( PI, Prof. Fuming Lei )
 Group of Mammalogy ( PI, Prof. Qisen Yang )
 Group on Evolution of Functional Insect Groups ( PI, Prof. Chaodong Zhu )
 Group of Computational Evolutionary Genomics ( PI, Prof. Yong Zhang )
 Group of Insect Evolution and Functional Morphology ( PI, Prof. Siqin Ge )
 Group of Fish Evolution and Genomics ( PI, Prof. Baocheng Guo )
 Group of Evolutionary and Population Genomics ( PI, Prof. Weiwei Zhai )
 Group of Avian Adaptation and Functional Genomics ( PI, Prof. Yanhua Qu )
 Group of Computational Molecular Evolution ( PI, Prof. Zhengting Zou )