The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist

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...
Development of Methods to Purify...
Elucidation of Active Roles of Astrocytes...Function

Elucidation of Active Roles of Astrocytes...Pruning
Understanding Human Astrocytes
Development of New Tools to Study Microglia
Studies of Blood-Brain Barrier Formation
Understanding Reactive Astrocytes...
Founding a Biotech Company

Advocacy
Mentoring Young Scientists
Training Young Scientists
Helping Women in Science
Summing Up

Afterword
Biographical Notes
Trainees in the Barres Lab
Selected Bibliography
Index