Alfonso Martinez Arias
Alfonso Martinez Arias is an ICREA Research Professor in the department of systems bioengineering of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He is co-author of Principles of Development, which was awarded the Royal Society of Biology book prize, and author of The Master Builder.
From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.