We express our deepest condolences on the passing of Antonio García-Bellido, considered the father of the Spanish school of Developmental Biology and an influential figure in this discipline worldwide. For the #SEBD, his passing represents the loss of its founder and first president. Rest in peace.

We found an interesting cell dynamics: diploid cardiomyocytes overexpressing Myc behave as "progenitors" able to self-renew and to generate new polyploid hypertrophic cardiomyocytes that contribute to the working myocardium

Truly honored to receive this award. I make it extensive to all my research team through the years and thank the SEG for supporting scientific activity in the area of genetics