Neuroscientist Ben Barres. Credit: Stanford Medicine archive

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1. Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Mar-2023 02:54:08 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

   Ben Barres was a trailblazing transgender neurobiologist who promoted equity & diversity.

   His pioneering research on glial cells changed science & he became the 1st #trans person admitted into the National Academies of Science.

   Barres was also a strong advocate for women, early career scientists & the #LGBTQ+ community at a time when few people openly discussed gender identity.

   https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/12/28/mourning-ben-barres-the-transgender-scientist-who-changed-neuroscience/?sh=380fa19554bf

   Excerpt from his autobiography: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/ben-barres-autobiography-transgender-scientist/ #history #HistoryRemix