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2026

Fany as an invited speaker in the conference L évolution des mécanismes du développement organized by Denis Duboule
Fany as an invited speaker in the conference L’évolution des mécanismes du développement organized by Denis Duboule

Fany was invited to present at the conference “L’évolution des mécanismes du développement”, organized by Denis Duboule.

1st General Meeting of the Spanish EvoDevOmics Network in Barcelona 27-28 April 2026
1st General Meeting of the Spanish EvoDevOmics Network in Barcelona 27-28 April 2026

We’re delighted to celebrate that Nacho and Rubén attended the General Meeting of the Spanish EvoDevOmics Network, where they presented a talk sharing their latest research. The meeting brought together researchers from across Spain focused on Evolutionary Developmental Biology, making it a great venue for discussion and exchange.

Welcome to the lab, Fabian
Welcome to the lab, Fabian!🎉🎉

We’re thrilled to welcome Fabian Lim to the Real Lab as a postdoctoral researcher.

Limb development and regeneration: quantitative, ecological, and diversification studies. March 2026, Tokyo Japan
Limb development and regeneration: quantitative, ecological, and diversification studies. March 2026, Tokyo (Japan) 🇯🇵🧬

Fany was an invited speaker at the congress Limb Development and Regeneration: Quantitative, Ecological, and Diversification Studies, held in Japan.

Symposium of Early Career Research Investigators of Seville in Biomedicine Biology SECRIS 2026
Symposium of Early Career Research Investigators of Seville in Biomedicine & Biology (SECRIS) 2026

SECRIS (Seville Early Career Research Investigators Symposium) is an initiative created to provide a shared meeting space for early‑career researchers from the three main biomedical research centres in Seville: IBiS, CABIMER, and CABD. Coordinated by Prof. Gabriel Núñez (University of Michigan / Visiting Professor at IBiS) and organised by predoctoral researchers from the three centres, the symposium aims to showcase early‑career research, promote interaction, and foster new scientific collaborations across institutions in the city.

Kick-off meeting of the EvoDevOmics Spanish Network in Valencia
Kick-off meeting of the EvoDevOmics Spanish Network in Valencia! 🇪🇸🧬

Fany traveled to Valencia to meet with the EvoDevOmics Spanish Network 🇪🇸🧬.

2025

Fany now is an EMBO Young Investigator
Fany now is an EMBO Young Investigator!! 🎉🎉

We are thrilled to announce that Fany (Francisca Martínez Real), has been selected as one of the 28 new EMBO Young Investigators! 🎉

Nacho CABD Meeting
Nacho CABD Meeting

🎉 Nacho CABD Meeting 🧬

Nacho participated in the Principles of Evolution III organized by LifeHUB CSIC
Nacho participated in the Principles of Evolution III organized by LifeHUB (CSIC) 🐾

Nacho participated in the Principles of Evolution III: Biology through Time and Organizational Levels course organized by LifeHUB (CSIC).

Learning HCR with Keren Yam from Lupiañez Lab
Learning HCR with Keren Yam from Lupiañez Lab

We are excited to share that we are currently training with Keren to master In situ Hybridization Chain Reaction (HCR) 🔬.

Fany as Invited speaker at 2025 Louis-Jeantet Symposium
Fany as Invited speaker at 2025 Louis-Jeantet Symposium

As part of the invited speakers, Fany presented her talk: Elucidating the molecular basis of mammalian flight

Nacho at the Doctoral Retreat in Carmona
Nacho at the Doctoral Retreat in Carmona

As part of the PhD program at Universidad Pablo de Olavide, an annual retreat brings together doctoral students to share their research progress and connect with peers. This year, the retreat was held in the beautiful city of Carmona, where Nacho had the opportunity to present his work in poster format.

Rubén attended to the X Curso Nacional de Genética organized by Sociedad Española de Genética
Rubén attended to the X Curso Nacional de Genética organized by Sociedad Española de Genética

Rubén participated in the X Curso Nacional de Genética organized by Sociedad Española de Genética 🧬.

Invited speaker: Fernando García-Moreno from the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience in Bizkaia
Invited speaker: Fernando García-Moreno from the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience in Bizkaia

Fernando’s lab studies how vertebrate brains evolved, using a combination of experimental embryology, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomics in birds 🐥, reptiles 🦎, and mammals 🐁.

Thrilled to see our revised preprint now published in Nature Ecology Evolution
🎉 Thrilled to see our revised preprint now published in Nature Ecology & Evolution! 🎉

If you’re curious about how to build a bat wing by re-using existing gene programs 🧬, check out the link or the tutorial below. Big congratulations to all co-authors 💜!! Thanks to reviewers! Picture Credits: Gene expression of bat wings, cell by cell by Jim Hsu

Rubén CABD Meeting
Rubén CABD Meeting

🎉 Rubén CABD Meeting 🧬

CABD at the Seville Science Fair
CABD at the Seville Science Fair!

🌟 CABD at the Seville Science Fair! 🌟

Update of the tetraploid blastocyst
Update of the tetraploid blastocyst

Remember when Nacho produced his first-ever tetraploid blastocysts? 🤔

Fundraising Party for migrant women s settlements in Huelva
Fundraising Party for migrant women's settlements in Huelva

We are excited to support the CABD Gender Equality Commission and the CABD Crochet Group in their fundraising party for migrant women’s settlements in Huelva.

Nacho first steps in the lab
Nacho first steps in the lab!

We’ve got some exciting news from the lab today!

Hello World
Hello World!

In this post we just want to celebrate the launch of our web page!!