The autobiography of a transgender scientist / Ben Barres ; [foreword by Nancy Hopkins].

Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for his groundbreaking advocacy for gender equality in science. In this book, completed shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in December 2017, Barres (born Barbara Barres in 1954) describes a life full of remarkable accomplis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barres, Ben (Author)
Other Authors:	Hopkins, Nancy (Nancy H.) (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Barres, Ben. Neurobiologists > United States > Biography. Transgender people > United States > Biography. Biography. Autobiographies.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Nancy Hopkins
Introduction
Life. Growing up
Gender confusion while growing up
MIT
Medical training
Doctoral training
Postdoctoral years
Starting out at Stanford
Transitioning from Barbara to Ben
Science. Development of methods to purify and culture CNS neurons
Why do CNS neurons fail to regenerate their axons after injury?
Understanding oligodendrocyte development, node of Ranvier Formation, and myelination
Development of methods to purify and culture astrocytes and elucidation of the astrocyte transcriptome
Elucidation of active roles of astrocytes in synapse formation and function
Elucidation of active roles of astrocytes and microglia in synapse pruning
Understanding human astrocytes : is there an astrocytic basis to humanity?
Development of new tools to study microglia
Studies of blood-brain barrier formation
Understanding reactive astrocytes and their roles in neurodegenerative diseases
Founding a biotech company
Advocacy. Mentoring young scientists
Training young scientists about human biology and disease
Helping women in science
Summing up
Trainees in the Barres Lab.

The autobiography of a transgender scientist / Ben Barres ; [foreword by Nancy Hopkins].

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