Floyd E. Bloom

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Floyd E. Bloom
Born(1936-10-08)October 8, 1936
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 2025 (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWoodrow Wilson High School (Dallas)
Southern Methodist University
Washington University in St. Louis
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroanatomy
InstitutionsThe Scripps Research Institute
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Floyd E. Bloom (October 8, 1936[1] – January 8, 2025) was an American medical researcher specializing in chemical neuroanatomy.[2]

He received an A.B., cum laude from Southern Methodist University in 1956 and an M.D., cum laude from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1960.[2] The next two years he spent as an intern and resident at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital.[3]

He was chairman emeritus of the Department of Neuropharmacology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, former editor-in-chief of Science (1995–2000), director of Behavioral Neurobiology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and chief of the Laboratory of Neuropharmacology of the National Institute of Mental Health.[4] In 1989, he was inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame.[5] He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for Anatomy, and the American Philosophical Society.[6][7][8][9][10]

Bloom died on January 8, 2025, at the age of 88.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.: Council Member". The President's Council on Bioethics. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Faculty: Floyd Bloom". The Scripps Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  3. ^ Dreifus, Claudia (2003-05-06). "A conversation with: Floyd Bloom; A Zealous Quest for Chemicals to Heal Ailing Brains". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  4. ^ "Board of Advisors: Floyd E. Bloom, M.D." Center for Ethics in Science & Technology. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2017-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Floyd E. Bloom". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. ^ "Floyd Elliott Bloom". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  8. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  9. ^ Pauly, John Edward; Basmajian, John V.; Christensen, A. Kent; Jollie, William P.; Kelly, Douglas E., eds. (1987). The American Association of Anatomists, 1888-1987: essays on the history of anatomy in America and a report on the membership: past and present. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-683-06800-9.
  10. ^ Aston-Jones, Gary; Foote, Stephen L.; Morrison, John H. (2025-05-15). "A founding father of neuroscience: Floyd E. Bloom, 1936–2025". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122 (20). doi:10.1073/PNAS.2505887122.
  11. ^ "Remembering the life of neuropharmacologist Floyd Bloom". The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives. 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-05-21.


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