The "Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences" aims to interconnect the plant sciences and related sciences of the Freie Universität Berlin in Dahlem as well as research institutes from other organizations working with plants. Interested plant scientists from institutes in the Berlin-Brandenburg area are welcome to become associated members or partners of DCPS.

More than 160 scientists, about 300 staff members in total, currently cooperate in DCPS's research groups. Contact details of the more than 20 active group leaders of DCPS are listed below with links to their respective web pages.