Ben Barres, PhD

Ben Barres, PhD

The first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences (2013).

(1954 – 2017)

A neurobiologist.

The first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences (2013).

He was Chair of the Neurobiology Department at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Alma mater  

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.Sc)
  • Dartmouth Medical School (MD)
  • Harvard University (PhD)

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