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Ben Berry
Ben A. Barres (English: Ben A. Barres, September 13, 1954 - December 27, 2017) was a neurobiologist at Stanford University in the United States. His research focuses on the interactions between neurons and glial cells in the nervous system. Since 2008, he has served as chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He came out as a transgender man in 1997 and in 2013 became the first openly transgender scientist at the National Academy of Sciences.
- Category
- Scientists
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1954-09-13
- Died
- 2017-12-27
- Wikidata
- Q816430
