Floyd E. Bloom
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| Born | 1936 (age 71–72) 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.: Council Member. The President's Council on Bioethics. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b Faculty: Floyd Bloom. The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Dreifus, Claudia. "A conversation with: Floyd Bloom; A Zealous Quest for Chemicals to Heal Ailing Brains", The New York Times, 2003-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Board of Advisors: Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.. Center for Ethics in Science & Technology. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
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