We are pleased to announce that Neus Martínez Abadías from EMBL Barcelona followed our invitation to give a guest talk. Her lecture with the title “Face and brain: deciphering a complex integration” will take place at 11 o’clock on Thursday, the 20th of June, in the Sala de Professors (5th floor of the Josep Carner building of the University of Barcelona). Her work combines a diverse set of tools in order to improve our understanding of the genetic basis complex anatomical structures, such as the skull, the brain, the limbs, and the face. The lecture will be open to the public.