Neuroscientist Ben Barres has died

&gt; “If you took the Barres lab out of the field of glial studies, there would be no field,” Raff said.<p>The highest of compliments. RIP

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&#x27;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:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cell.com&#x2F;neuron&#x2F;abstract&#x2F;S0896-6273(13)00907-0" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cell.com&#x2F;neuron&#x2F;abstract&#x2F;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:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cmu.edu&#x2F;randyslecture&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cmu.edu&#x2F;randyslecture&#x2F;</a>

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