Floyd E. Bloom
American medical researcher (1936–2025)
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Floyd Elliott Bloom (October 8, 1936[1] – January 8, 2025) was an American medical researcher. He had a broad impact on the neurosciences, with interests including pharmacology, chemical neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, behavior, neurological diseases such as alcohol and drug abuse, and neuroHIV.[2][3]
Southern Methodist University
Washington University in St. Louis
Floyd E. Bloom | |
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| Born | October 8, 1936 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2025 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas) Southern Methodist University Washington University in St. Louis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroanatomy |
| Institutions | The Scripps Research Institute Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
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.[3] The next two years he spent as an intern and resident at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital.[4]
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.[5] In 1989, he was inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame.[6] 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.[7][8][9][10][11]
Bloom died on January 8, 2025, at the age of 88.[12]
