Ben Barres | |
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| Born | September 13, 1954 West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 2017 (aged 63) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Dartmouth College (MD) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Neuroscience |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisors | David Corey Martin Raff[1] |
| Doctoral students | Andrew Huberman Beth Stevens Cagla Eroglu |
Benjamin Arthur Barres (September 13, 1954 – December 27, 2017)[2] was an American neurobiologist at Stanford University.[3] His research focused on the interaction between neurons and glial cells in the nervous system. Beginning in 2008, he was chair of the Neurobiology Department at Stanford University School of Medicine. He transitioned to male in 1997, and became the first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences in 2013.[4]
- ^ NIH, (Oct. 2008). Ben A. Barres, M.D., Ph.D. Archived March 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Neuroscientist Ben Barres, who identified crucial roles of glial cells, dies at 63". News Center. January 18, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Barres Professor of Neurobiology, of Developmental Biology and of Neurology". Stanford School of Medicine. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Goldman, Bruce (May 8, 2013). "Distinction with a difference: Transgender neurobiologist picked for National Academy of Science membership". Scope. Retrieved May 6, 2020.