 After transitioning to male in 1997, Barres published on sexism in the sciences and, in 2008, was appointed to the Chair of Neurobiology at Stanford.Barres authored or co-authored papers in journals such as "Nature" "Neuroscience", Neuron, Science, and "Cell".His research involved study of mammalian glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS), including the exploration of their function and development.