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'''Frederic Bertley''' is a Canadian [[immunologist]] and science educator. He is currently the President & CEO of [[COSI Columbus|COSI]] (Center of Science and Industry), a [[science museum]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. Prior to COSI, Bertley worked as Senior Vice President for Science and Education at [[The Franklin Institute]] in [[Philadelphia]].
Born in Montreal, Canada, '''Dr. Frederic Bertley''' is a Canadian [[immunologist]] and science educator.

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Bertley is the President & CEO of [[COSI Columbus|COSI]] in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to COSI, Dr. Bertley served as Senior Vice President for Science and Education at [[The Franklin Institute]] in [[Philadelphia]].

Dr. Bertley completed his undergraduate at [[McGill University]], with a focus in [[physiology]], [[mathematics]], and the [[history of science]]. He obtained his bachelor's degree in science in 1994 and then completed his Ph.D. in [[immunology]] in 1999 from [[McGill University]]. In 2003, he went on to receive his post-doctoral fellowship at [[Harvard Medical School]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Institute|first1=Franklin|title=Senior Vice President of Science and Education|url=https://www.fi.edu/scientists/frederic-bertley-phd|website=www.fi.edu|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Later, he joined a vaccine research group at [[Harvard Medical School]] aimed at the development of [[DNA]] vaccines for [[HIV/AIDS]]. <ref>Reporter, McGill. [http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2012/02/for-dr-frederic-bertley-vice-president-of-philadelphia%E2%80%99s-franklin-institute-about-the-colour-of-science/ "Four Burning Questions For Dr. Frederic Bertley, Vice-President of Philadelphia's Franklin Institute"], ''[[McGill Reporter]]'', Montreal, 16 February 2012. Retrieved on 4 August 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Dawn P.|title=Who's Who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada: A Contemporary Directory|date=January 2002|location=Toronto|isbn=9780973138412|pages=64–65|url=http://www.blackincanada.com/|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Dr. Bertley's background also includes collaboration on educational and science projects in Egypt, Paraguay, <ref name="Paraguay">{{cite web|title=Experts from the prestigious Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, visiting the country to promote science education|url=https://spanish.paraguay.usembassy.gov/pr_102813.html|website=spanish.paraguay.usembassy.gov|publisher=US Embassy Asuncion, Paraguay|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref> Senegal and the Carribean.

Bertley's background in [[applied science]] and [[science education]] have led him to generate ways of distilling complex scientific principles into more easily digestible concepts for a wide and inclusive audience.<ref name="AlDia">{{cite news|last1=Gamboa|first1=Ana|title=Take a walk on the wild side of Franklin Institute|url=http://aldianews.com/articles/local/philadelphia/take-walk-wild-side-franklin-institute/35785|accessdate=7 September 2016|publisher=AL DÍA News|date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> He appears frequently on local and national networks including NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, and FOX.<ref name="Senior Staff">{{cite web|last1=Bertley|first1=Frederic|title=Senior Staff|url=https://www.fi.edu/scientists/frederic-bertley-phd|website=www.fi.edu|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref>



== Career ==
== Career ==
Bertley earned a bachelor's degree with a focus in [[physiology]], [[mathematics]], and the [[history of science]] in 1994 and a Ph.D. in [[immunology]] in 1999, both from [[McGill University]]. In 2003, he went on to receive his post-doctoral fellowship at [[Harvard Medical School]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Institute|first1=Franklin|title=Senior Vice President of Science and Education|url=https://www.fi.edu/scientists/frederic-bertley-phd|website=www.fi.edu|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref>
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After his postdoctoral fellowship, Bertley worked as a scientist at [[Millennium Pharmaceuticals]] before joining [[WilmerHale]] LLP as a technology specialist in 2004.<ref name="Williams">{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Dawn P.|title=Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada|date=2006|location=Toronto|isbn=9780973138429|pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinblackca0000will/page/62 62]|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinblackca0000will/page/62|accessdate=4 August 2016|url-access=registration}}</ref> After spending two years with the firm, Bertley returned to [[Harvard Medical School]] as a science professor in 2008. That same year, he became the vice president of the Center for Innovation in Science Learning at the Franklin Institute. Through his initiatives for diversity in science and health education and his development of a STEM curriculum for grades K-12, as well as undergraduate and graduate programs, Bertley earned his position as senior vice president of Science and Education at [[The Franklin Institute]].<ref name="HistoryMakers">{{cite web|last1=Bertley|first1=Frederic|title=The HistoryMakers|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/frederic-bertley|website=www.thehistorymakers.com|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> In late 2016, Bertley left the Franklin institute to become the president and CEO of [[COSI]].


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After his postdoctoral fellowship, Bertley worked as a scientist at [[Millennium Pharmaceuticals]] before joining [[WilmerHale]] LLP as a technology specialist in 2004,<ref name="Williams">{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Dawn P.|title=Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada|date=2006|location=Toronto|isbn=9780973138429|pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinblackca0000will/page/62 62]|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinblackca0000will/page/62|accessdate=4 August 2016|url-access=registration}}</ref> In 2008 he became the vice president of the Center for Innovation in Science Learning at the [[Franklin Institute]].<ref name="HistoryMakers">{{cite web|last1=Bertley|first1=Frederic|title=The HistoryMakers|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/frederic-bertley|website=www.thehistorymakers.com|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> In late 2016, Bertley left the Franklin institute to become the president and CEO of [[COSI]].
== Research ==
Bertley is a research affiliate at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) and serves as the [[Goodwill Ambassador]] to [[Senegal]] for [[Science Education]] and Innovation. He has lectured on a variety of science and education topics at universities, colleges, conferences, cultural institutions, and government agencies throughout the world.


== Recognition ==
== Recognition ==

===Awards and honors===
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* Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Service from [[Otterbein University]], 2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Towers Spring 2018|url=https://issuu.com/otterbeinuniversity/docs/towers-spring18-final-lo|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Service from [[Otterbein University]], 2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Towers Spring 2018|url=https://issuu.com/otterbeinuniversity/docs/towers-spring18-final-lo|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Issuu|date=4 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
*George Washington Carver Award, Temple University/The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.carversciencefair.org/history.html|access-date=2020-08-06|website=GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCIENCE FAIR|language=en}}</ref>
*George Washington Carver Award, Temple University/The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.carversciencefair.org/history.html|access-date=2020-08-06|website=GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCIENCE FAIR|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809073647/https://www.carversciencefair.org/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Minority Business Leader of the Year Award [[Philadelphia Business Journal]], 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the 2014 Minority Business Leader Awards|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/07/10/2014-minority-business-leader-awards.html|website=www.bizjournals.com/|publisher=Philadelphia Business Journal|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref>
* Minority Business Leader of the Year Award [[Philadelphia Business Journal]], 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the 2014 Minority Business Leader Awards|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/07/10/2014-minority-business-leader-awards.html|website=www.bizjournals.com/|publisher=Philadelphia Business Journal|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref>
* EMMY For ''The Franklin Institute Awards Program: Declaration of Progress'': Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2013<ref name="2013EMMY">{{cite web|title=2013 MID-ATLANTIC EMMY RECIPIENTS|url=http://natasmid-atlantic.org/awards/archives/2013-emmy-nominees/|website=www.natasmid-atlantic.org/|publisher=The National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref>
* Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy For ''The Franklin Institute Awards Program: Declaration of Progress'': Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2013<ref name="2013EMMY">{{cite web|title=2013 MID-ATLANTIC EMMY RECIPIENTS|url=http://natasmid-atlantic.org/awards/archives/2013-emmy-nominees/|website=www.natasmid-atlantic.org/|publisher=The National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref>
*Dell Inspire 100 World Changers, 2012<ref name="Dell">{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=Lisa|title=Kicking Off Inspired Gifting this Holiday Season, Dell Announces the #Inspire 100|url=http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/secure/2012-11-20-dell-holidays-inspire-100|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011112808/http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/secure/2012-11-20-dell-holidays-inspire-100|archivedate=11 October 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016|website=www.dell.com|publisher=Dell Inc.}}</ref>
*Dell Inspire 100 World Changers, 2012<ref name="Dell">{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=Lisa|title=Kicking Off Inspired Gifting this Holiday Season, Dell Announces the #Inspire 100|url=http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/secure/2012-11-20-dell-holidays-inspire-100|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011112808/http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/secure/2012-11-20-dell-holidays-inspire-100|archivedate=11 October 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016|website=www.dell.com|publisher=Dell Inc.}}</ref>
*40 Under 40 [[Philadelphia Business Journal]], 2010<ref>"40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", ''[[Philadelphia Business Journal]]'', Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.</ref>
*40 Under 40 [[Philadelphia Business Journal]], 2010<ref>"40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", ''[[Philadelphia Business Journal]]'', Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/frederic-bertley/ TheHistorymakers.com Biography]
* [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/frederic-bertley/ TheHistorymakers.com Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803053006/http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/frederic-bertley |date=2016-08-03 }}
* [https://www.fi.edu/scientists/frederic-bertley-phd/ The Franklin Institute official website]
* [https://www.fi.edu/scientists/frederic-bertley-phd/ The Franklin Institute official website]


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Revision as of 02:01, 10 May 2024

Frederic Bertley
Frederic Bertley in front of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at the Franklin Institute, 2016
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
Harvard Medical School
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology, and Education

Frederic Bertley is a Canadian immunologist and science educator. He is currently the President & CEO of COSI (Center of Science and Industry), a science museum in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to COSI, Bertley worked as Senior Vice President for Science and Education at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Career

Bertley earned a bachelor's degree with a focus in physiology, mathematics, and the history of science in 1994 and a Ph.D. in immunology in 1999, both from McGill University. In 2003, he went on to receive his post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.[1]

After his postdoctoral fellowship, Bertley worked as a scientist at Millennium Pharmaceuticals before joining WilmerHale LLP as a technology specialist in 2004,[2] In 2008 he became the vice president of the Center for Innovation in Science Learning at the Franklin Institute.[3] In late 2016, Bertley left the Franklin institute to become the president and CEO of COSI.

Recognition

  • Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Service from Otterbein University, 2018[4]
  • George Washington Carver Award, Temple University/The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2017[5]
  • Minority Business Leader of the Year Award Philadelphia Business Journal, 2014[6]
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy For The Franklin Institute Awards Program: Declaration of Progress: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2013[7]
  • Dell Inspire 100 World Changers, 2012[8]
  • 40 Under 40 Philadelphia Business Journal, 2010[9]

References

  1. ^ Institute, Franklin. "Senior Vice President of Science and Education". www.fi.edu. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. Toronto. pp. 62. ISBN 9780973138429. Retrieved 4 August 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Towers Spring 2018". Issuu. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. ^ "History". GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCIENCE FAIR. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  6. ^ "Announcing the 2014 Minority Business Leader Awards". www.bizjournals.com/. Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ "2013 MID-ATLANTIC EMMY RECIPIENTS". www.natasmid-atlantic.org/. The National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. ^ Peterson, Lisa. "Kicking Off Inspired Gifting this Holiday Season, Dell Announces the #Inspire 100". www.dell.com. Dell Inc. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. ^ "40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.
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