Prof. José Antonio del Río, has been working for more than 30 years on Developmental Neurobiology, Neural Regeneration and Neurodegeneration. Moreover, he has been honored with many national awards, including the Fundación Francisco Cobos CSIC Award (2001) and the Generalitat of Catalunya Award of Young Researcher (2003). He has published more than 170 articles in international scientific journals, including Acta Neuroptahol., Nat Cell Biology, EMBO J, Prog. Neurobiology, Nat. Comm., Sci. Reports, J. Neurosci., Neuron, Development, Curr. Biol., or Nature. Thus, the career development of the students who have worked in his group is a reflection of his commitment with the student and postdoctoral training.