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Floyd Bloom, MD, Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA

FloydElliottBloomMD

Psychiatry La Jolla, CA

Addiction, Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Professor Emeritus, The Scripps Research Institute

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Education & Training

  • USPHS Special
    USPHS SpecialPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Anatomy, 1964 - 1966
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1960 - 1962
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1960
  • Southern Methodist University
    Southern Methodist UniversityA.B, cum laude, 1956

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Packard Memorial Lecture Uniform Services University of Health Sciences, 2010
  • Briggs Lecture Univ. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 2010
  • Mysell Lecture Harvard Medical School, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization analysis of the development of the rat somatostatin-containing neocortical neuronal system.  
    Naus, C.C.G., Miller, F.D., Morrison, J.H. and Bloom, F.E., J. Comp. Neurol
  • Presumptive Renshaw cells contain decreased calbindin during recovery from sciatic nerve lesions.  
    Sanna, P.P., Celio, M.R., Bloom, F.E. and Rende, M., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A
  • Fine structural localization of noradrenaline in nerve ending vesicles of the autonomic nervous system.  
    Bloom, F.E. and Barrnett, R.J., Nature
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Books/Book Chapters

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Press Mentions

  • Joe L. Martinez Jr. (1944–2020)
    Joe L. Martinez Jr. (1944–2020)October 16th, 2020
  • Torgny Svensson, a Superb Mind and an Inspiring Colleague
    Torgny Svensson, a Superb Mind and an Inspiring ColleagueSeptember 10th, 2020
  • Leslie L. Iversen, Ph.D., (1937–2020)
    Leslie L. Iversen, Ph.D., (1937–2020)August 19th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Computer-Assisted Stereology For Mouse Brain DatabaseNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2000
  • Core-VivariumNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
  • Core--Cell CultureNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
  • AIDS Dementia--Molecular And Cellular MechanismsNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–2000
  • Computer Assisted Stereology For Mouse Brain DatabasesNational Institute Of Mental Health1997
  • Pilot ComponentNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1996–1997
  • Neuronal Vulnerability And Informatics In Human DiseaseNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–1997
  • Neuropsychopharmacology - Multidisciplinary TrainingNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1992–1996
  • CNS Effects Of Alcohol--Cellular NeurobiologyNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1993–1995
  • Cellular Mechanisms In AIDS DementiaNational Institute Of Mental Health1994
  • Neuronal Vulnerability And Informatics In Human DiseaseNational Institute Of Mental Health1993–1994
  • Scientific And Technical Evaluation AwardNational Institute Of Mental Health1992–1994
  • CNS Effects Of Alcohol: Cellular NeurobiologyNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1990–1993
  • Molecular Characterization Of Neuronal SpecificityNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1990–1993
  • AIDS Dementia: Molecular And Cellular MechanismsNational Institute Of Mental Health1990–1993
  • Small Instrumentation GrantNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1991
  • Neuropsychopharmacology - MultidisciplinaryNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1989–1991
  • Asip-Scripps Clinic And Research FoundationNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1990
  • Molecular Characterization Of Neuronal SpecificityNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1986–1989
  • Core--Peptide Biology LaboratoryNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1985–1989
  • Core--Computer FacilityNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1985–1989
  • Core--Chronic Alcohol Administration ModelNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1985–1989
  • CNS Effects Of Alcohol: Cellular NeurobiologyNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1985–1989
  • Neuropsychopharmacology - MultidisciplinaryNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1987–1988
  • CNS Effects Of Alcohol: Cellular NeurobiologyNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1986–1987
  • Neuropsychopharmacology-MultidisciplinaryNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1985–1986

Other Languages

  • French, German