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The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist (Hardcover)
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The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist (Hardcover)
Series: The MIT Press
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A leading scientist describes his life, his gender transition, his
scientific work, and his advocacy for gender equality in science.
Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for
his groundbreaking advocacy for gender equality in science. In this
book, completed shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in
December 2017, Barres (born in 1954) describes a life full of
remarkable accomplishments-from his childhood as a precocious math
and science whiz to his experiences as a female student at MIT in
the 1970s to his female-to-male transition in his forties, to his
scientific work and role as teacher and mentor at Stanford. Barres
recounts his early life-his interest in science, first manifested
as a fascination with the mad scientist in Superman; his academic
successes; and his gender confusion. Barres felt even as a very
young child that he was assigned the wrong gender. After years of
being acutely uncomfortable in his own skin, Barres transitioned
from female to male. He reports he felt nothing but relief on
becoming his true self. He was proud to be a role model for
transgender scientists. As an undergraduate at MIT, Barres
experienced discrimination, but it was after transitioning that he
realized how differently male and female scientists are treated. He
became an advocate for gender equality in science, and later in
life responded pointedly to Larry Summers's speculation that women
were innately unsuited to be scientists. Privileged white men,
Barres writes, "miss the basic point that in the face of negative
stereotyping, talented women will not be recognized." At Stanford,
Barres made important discoveries about glia, the most numerous
cells in the brain, and he describes some of his work. "The most
rewarding part of his job," however, was mentoring young
scientists. That, and his advocacy for women and transgender
scientists, ensures his legacy.
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