On 11 April 2024, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the names of 255 top European researchers who will receive funding, including Marie Manceau for the PLUMAGE project (Embryonic control of trends and variation in avian color patterns) and Pr Hugues de Thé for the RARA AML project (Harnessing RARA signalling for curative AML therapies). Congratulations to our 2 ERC Advanced Grants winners.