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Floyd E. Bloom, M.D. is chairman of our scientific advisory board. Dr. Bloom has investigated comprehensive neurotransmitter systems at the anatomical, physiological and pharmacological levels. Dr. Bloom has conducted correlative studies of the noradrenergic innervation of cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Dr. Bloom was also one of the first neurobiologists to utilize modern molecular biological techniques in a search for molecules of importance in brain function and the characterization of brain specific genes. Recognizing the value of computers in neuroscience, he pioneered their application to neuro-anatomic investigations and the development of a neuro-anatomic database. His work has found considerable applicability to many enigmatic disorders of the nervous system, such as the addictive states, the dementias and the major psychoses. Dr. Bloom is presently chairman of the Department of Neuropharmacology at The Scripps Research Institute. He previously was director of Behavioral Neurobiology at The Salk Institute and Chief of the Laboratory of Neuropharmacology of NIMH. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, he has received numerous awards, including the Pasarow Award for Neuropsychiatry and the Herman von Helmholtz Award, as well as a number of honorary degrees from major universities. In addition, Dr. Bloom was the editor-in-chief of Science Magazine from May 1995 to June 2000. Dr. Bloom received an A.B. cum laude from Southern Methodist University and received a M.D. from Washington University. | 