Part 1 : Life
Growing up
Gender confusion while growing up
MIT
Medical training
Doctoral training
Postdoctoral years
Starting out at Stanford
Transitioning from Barbara to Ben
Part 2 : Science
Development of methods to purify and culture CNS neurons
Why do CNS neurons fail to regenerate their axons after injury?
Understanding oligodendrocyte development, node of ranvier formation, and myelination
Development of methods to purify and culture astrocytes and elucidation of the astrocyte transcriptone
Elucidation of active roles of astrocytes in synapse formation and function
Elucidation of active roles of astrocytes and microglia in synapse pruning
Understanding human astrocytes : is there an astrocytic basis to humanity?
Development of new tools to study microglia
Studies of blood-brain barrier formation
Understanding reactive astrocytes and their roles in neurodegenerative diseases
Founding a biotech company
Part 3 : Advocacy
Mentoring young scientists
Training young scientists about human biology and disease
Helping women in science
Summing up.