Ben Barres, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben Barres

American neurobiologist

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1954

Place of Birth: West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 27-Dec-2017

Profession: neuroscientist, neurobiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ben A.
Barres (September 13, 1954 – December 27, 2017) was an American neurobiologist at Stanford University.
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.