In addition to being an incredibly productive, paradigm-shifting scientist, Dr. Barres was also honest and down to earth about the realities of the field. I'd recommend anyone going in to any type of graduate study to read his essay on how to choose na graduate advisor: <a href="http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(13)00907-0" rel="nofollow">http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(13)00907-0</a>
I quit academia, frustrated at how bureaucratic it was and how impossible it seemed to become a Great Scientist. Very inspiring to read about the lives of those who make it against all odds.<p>May the work and memory of Ben Barres carry the next generations of scientists.
“died on Dec. 27, 20 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 63.”<p>A form of cancer where we have made almost zero progress. What’s it going to take to get more research?<p>It has already been 10 years:
<a href="https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/</a>