This site is a tribute to Arren Bar-Even, created by his friends and colleagues. We will miss him and he remains with us in our future, wherever our pathways may lead us.

For personal messages and condolences to Arren's close ones, including his friends, family and scientific family - please reach out to bar.even.group@gmail.com or Ron Milo (Weizmann Institute of Science).

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If you wish to contact the members of Arren's research group and creators of this page, please write to bar.even.group@gmail.com

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Words of farewell from the Lab:

In Arren's absence, one of the most commonly echoed sentiments has been that we have lost so many different people at once. Arren was a mentor, a supervisor, a friend and the head of a family. He brought a diverse group of people together and gave them a home and a sense of purpose in their scientific careers. He set new standards for everyone who worked with him and opened up biochemical possibilities simply not on offer elsewhere. We would like to stress the words work with him, because Arren always gave you the feeling that you were collaborative, even when he was running miles ahead.
 
A close friend described Arren as a cross between a cactus and a cat, and there is something to this. If you worked with him for more than 5 minutes there will have been times where he will have been difficult and loveable in equal parts. Arren had the courage to find out who he was in life and then uncompromisingly refuse to be anyone else. He was never shy of confrontation and understood that temporary arguments are meaningless if you are working on something truly important to you and if both parties are being honest with themselves. 
 
Arren was the most unflinchingly supportive supervisor one could imagine. He walked each and every member of his lab through difficult periods in their lives, considering this part of the job. Whether he was breezing through the sections of a paper you couldn't write while singing Dana International or helping you put yourself forward for a job, he always cared via actions, making things happen for you. He will have pushed so many of us in the group to achieve more than we thought we could, giving his total trust that we were better than we thought we were. 
 
Arren was a restless character, and now he is finally at peace. Many of us know how he felt about death, and know that he was not afraid or worried about what comes next. There is no way to do justice to such a big personality in such a short text, but we wanted to show our huge appreciation for all of the opportunity and support he showed us and wish him the best wherever he is now. May you rest in peace Arren

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Bar-Even Lab (@WeTheBarEvenLab): On Twitter, September 23, 2020

Our lab has faced the greatest loss imaginable. To us, Arren was a mentor, a supervisor, a friend and the head of a family. We are shocked and speechless. Our thoughts are with everyone who got to know this unique genius. He will be sorely missed. pic.twitter.com/aIbl9DyWPj