| Floyd E. Bloom | |
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| Born | 1936 (age 72–73) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Neuroanatomy |
| Institutions | The Scripps Research Institute Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University Washington University in St. Louis |
Floyd E. Bloom (born 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[1]) is 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 is 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]
References
- ^ "Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.: Council Member". The President's Council on Bioethics. http://www.bioethics.gov/about/bloom.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b "Faculty: Floyd Bloom". The Scripps Research Institute. http://www.scripps.edu/research/faculty.php?rec_id=1534. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Dreifus, Claudia (2003-05-06). "A conversation with: Floyd Bloom; A Zealous Quest for Chemicals to Heal Ailing Brains". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E4DC103CF935A35756C0A9659C8B63. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Board of Advisors: Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.". Center for Ethics in Science & Technology. http://www.ethicscenter.net/People/Board_of_Advisors/Bloom.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
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