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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, National Academy of Medicine
  • 2004 - Walsh McDermott Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1989 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Floyd E. Bloom was affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their scientific career encompassed various research endeavors, primarily focused on medical and mental health fields.

Throughout their career, Floyd E. Bloom received several notable awards recognizing contributions to medical research and mental health. These awards include the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine in 2005, the Walsh McDermott Medal from the National Academy of Medicine in 2004, and the Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award in 1989.

Bloom was also honored with fellowships and memberships in prominent scientific organizations. This includes becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1985, a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 1982, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1978, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1977.

Their affiliations with these organizations indicate sustained involvement and recognition within the scientific community across multiple decades.

Best Publications

  • The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

    L. de Lecea;T. S. Kilduff;C. Peyron;X.-B. Gao

  • The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology

    Jack R. Cooper;Floyd E. Bloom;Robert H. Roth

  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of drug dependence.

    George F. Koob;Floyd E. Bloom

  • Activity of norepinephrine-containing locus coeruleus neurons in behaving rats anticipates fluctuations in the sleep-waking cycle

    G Aston-Jones;FE Bloom

  • Nucleus locus ceruleus: new evidence of anatomical and physiological specificity

    S. L. Foote;F. E. Bloom;G. Aston-Jones

  • Central Catecholamine Neuron Systems: Anatomy and Physiology of the Norepinephrine and Epinephrine Systems

    R Y Moore;F E Bloom

  • beta-Endorphin and adrenocorticotropin are selected concomitantly by the pituitary gland

    Roger Guillemin;Therese Vargo;Jean Rossier;Scott Minick

  • Neuroscience of Addiction

    George F Koob;Pietro Paolo Sanna;Floyd E Bloom

  • Nonrepinephrine-containing locus coeruleus neurons in behaving rats exhibit pronounced responses to non-noxious environmental stimuli

    G Aston-Jones;FE Bloom

  • Central Catecholamine Neuron Systems: Anatomy and Physiology of the Dopamine Systems

    R Y Moore;F E Bloom

  • Endorphins: profound behavioral effects in rats suggest new etiological factors in mental illness.

    Floyd Bloom;David Segal;Nicholas Ling;Roger Guillemin

  • The identification of a novel synaptosomal-associated protein, SNAP-25, differentially expressed by neuronal subpopulations.

    G A Oyler;G A Higgins;R A Hart;E Battenberg

  • Impulse activity of locus coeruleus neurons in awake rats and monkeys is a function of sensory stimulation and arousal

    S. L. Foote;G. Aston-Jones;F. E. Bloom

  • Ontogeny of monoamine neurons in the locus coeruleus, raphe nuclei and substantia nigra of the rat. I. Cell differentiation

    Jean M. Lauder;Floyd E. Bloom

  • Destruction of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens selectively attenuates cocaine but not heroin self-administration in rats

    Hugh O. Pettit;Aaron Ettenberg;Floyd E. Bloom;George F. Koob

  • The formation of synaptic junctions in developing rat brain: A quantitative electron microscopic study

    G.K. Aghajanian;F.E. Bloom

  • Oral alcohol self-administration stimulates dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens: genetic and motivational determinants.

    F Weiss;M T Lorang;F E Bloom;G F Koob

  • The organization of projections from the cortex, amygdala, and hypothalamus to the nucleus of the solitary tract in rat.

    D van der Kooy;L Y Koda;J F McGinty;C R Gerfen

  • Opioid Peptides May Excite Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons by Inhibiting Adjacent Inhibitory Interneurons

    W Zieglgansberger;ED French;GR Siggins;FE Bloom

  • Neurons containing beta-endorphin in rat brain exist separately from those containing enkephalin: immunocytochemical studies

    F Bloom;E Battenberg;J Rossier;N Ling

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. Koob
George F. Koob National Institute on Drug Abuse
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
John H. Morrison
John H. Morrison University of California, Davis
Roger Guillemin
Roger Guillemin Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Steven J. Henriksen
Steven J. Henriksen Scripps Research Institute
Barry J. Hoffer
Barry J. Hoffer Case Western Reserve University
Jean Rossier
Jean Rossier Sorbonne University
Nicholas Ling
Nicholas Ling Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Leslie L. Iversen
Leslie L. Iversen University of Oxford
Pierre J. Magistretti
Pierre J. Magistretti École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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