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'''Dr. Frederic Bertley''' is a [[scientist]], [[science educator]] and [[immunologist]]. In 2008, Bertley joined [[The Franklin Institute]] in [[Philadelphia]] as Vice President. Since 2012, he has held the role of the Senior Vice President of Science and Education, overseeing a diverse portfolio of initiatives supporting innovation in STEM learning, as well as departments and programs that maintain the history and legacy of [[The Franklin Institute]].<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>
'''Dr. Frederic Bertley''' is a [[scientist]], [[science educator]] and [[immunologist]]. In 2008, Bertley joined [[The Franklin Institute]] in [[Philadelphia]] as Vice President. Since 2012, he has held the role of the Senior Vice President of Science and Education, overseeing a diverse portfolio of initiatives supporting innovation in STEM learning, as well as departments and programs that maintain the history and legacy of [[The Franklin Institute]].<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>


With the support of The Franklin Institute, Bertley focuses on improving the quality of science education worldwide, and furthering science literacy for the non-scientist adult population. There, he oversees departments such as gender and adult learning, community engagement, youth programs, professional development, and learning technologies—as well as the Institute's prestigious [[Franklin Institute Awards]] Program the oldest comprehensive science awards programs in the nation, and is also the executive editor of The [[Journal of the Franklin Institute]], the second oldest scientific journal in the United States. Bertley is the driving force behind [[The Franklin Institute]]’s collaborative efforts to improve the global education landscape, primarily in Egypt through a USAID-funded program managed by [[World Learning]], in partnership with [[The Franklin Institute]], the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, and the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM.<ref name="WL">{{cite web|title=World Learning|url=http://www.worldlearning.org/what-we-do/education-consortium-for-the-advancement-of-stem-in-egypt/|website=www.worldlearning.org|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="21pstem">{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Dave|title=The Greater Philadelphia STEAM Initiative|url=http://21pstem.org/projects/steam-initiative/|accessdate=14 September 2016|agency=he 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
With the support of The Franklin Institute, Bertley focuses on improving the quality of science education worldwide and furthering science literacy for the non-scientist adult population. There, he oversees departments such as gender and adult learning, community engagement, youth programs, professional development, and learning technologies—as well as the Institute's prestigious [[Franklin Institute Awards]] Program, the oldest comprehensive science awards programs in the nation; and is also the executive editor of The [[Journal of the Franklin Institute]], the second oldest scientific journal in the United States. Bertley is the driving force behind [[The Franklin Institute]]’s collaborative efforts to improve the global education landscape, primarily in Egypt through a USAID-funded program managed by [[World Learning]], in partnership with [[The Franklin Institute]], the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, and the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM.<ref name="WL">{{cite web|title=World Learning|url=http://www.worldlearning.org/what-we-do/education-consortium-for-the-advancement-of-stem-in-egypt/|website=www.worldlearning.org|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="21pstem">{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Dave|title=The Greater Philadelphia STEAM Initiative|url=http://21pstem.org/projects/steam-initiative/|accessdate=14 September 2016|agency=he 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education date=21 June 2016}}</ref>


In 2011, Bertley founded ''The Color of Science&trade;'', a program specifically designed to promote and showcase diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ([[STEM]]) arenas locally and nationally. His formidable 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>
In 2011, Bertley founded ''The Color of Science™'', a program that honors the superb contributions of underrepresented groups, including women and persons of color each year. The program is designed to specifically promote and showcase diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ([[STEM]]) arenas locally and nationally. It includes a live monthly radio talk show hosted by Bertley, a traveling panel exhibit, and a two-day public event that brings esteemed STEM experts together to relate their stories, celebrate their achievements, and demonstrate to the next generation the variety of opportunities available in STEM-related fields.


Bertley's formidable 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 regularly on local and national networks including NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, and FOX.[1]


== Education ==
== Education ==
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== Research ==
== Research ==
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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. He has delivered keynote addresses and has been an invited speaker at several distinguished institutions including [[The United Nations]], [[The White House]], [[US Department of Interior]], [[National Academy of Sciences]],[[Wharton School of Business]], and the [[National Science Foundation]]<ref name="NSF">{{cite web|title="STEM Summit" Brings Together Science and Math Faculty to Further Student Success|url=https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110816|website=www.nsf.gov|publisher=National Science Foundation|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref> in the United States, as well as [[Canada]], the [[Caribbean]], [[South America]] including [[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>, [[Europe]], [[Japan]] and [[Africa]].
With the support of [[The Franklin Institute]], Bertley focuses on improving the quality of science education, and furthering science literacy for the non-scientist adult population. He currently oversees departments such as gender and adult learning, community engagement, youth programs, professional development, and learning technologies. Bertley is the driving force behind [[The Franklin Institute]]’s collaborative efforts to improve the global education landscape, primarily in Egypt through a USAID-funded program managed by [[World Learning]], in partnership with [[The Franklin Institute]], the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, and the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM.<ref name="WL">{{cite web|title=World Learning|url=http://www.worldlearning.org/what-we-do/education-consortium-for-the-advancement-of-stem-in-egypt/|website=www.worldlearning.org|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="21pstem">{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Dave|title=The Greater Philadelphia STEAM Initiative|url=http://21pstem.org/projects/steam-initiative/|accessdate=14 September 2016|agency=he 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education|date=21 June 2016}}</ref> In 2011, Bertley founded ''The Color of Science&trade;'', a program designed to promote and showcase diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ([[STEM]]) arenas locally and nationally. The multi-tiered program includes a live monthly radio talk show on [[WURD]] 900AM, a pop-up traveling panel exhibit, and a two-day event beginning with a public evening Q&A discussion among esteemed [[STEM]] experts, followed the next day by a lively student-based event in which those [[STEM]] experts join others and demonstrate their field of work, providing an opportunity for students to meet and ask questions of these role models.''The Color of Science&trade;'' honors the superb contributions of underrepresented groups, including women and persons of color each year, and through these components the program praises remarkable individuals while also demonstrating to the next generation the variety of opportunities available in [[STEM]]-related fields. His 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>

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Throughout his research tenure as faculty at several institutions, Bertley has taught courses in [[mathematics]] and [[physical sciences]], [[life sciences]], and [[research methodology]] at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Currently, 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. He has delivered keynote addresses and has been an invited speaker at several distinguished institutions including [[The United Nations]], [[The White House]], [[US Department of Interior]], [[National Academy of Sciences]],[[Wharton School of Business]], and the [[National Science Foundation]]<ref name="NSF">{{cite web|title="STEM Summit" Brings Together Science and Math Faculty to Further Student Success|url=https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110816|website=www.nsf.gov|publisher=National Science Foundation|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref> in the United States, as well as [[Canada]], the [[Caribbean]], [[South America]] including [[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>, [[Europe]], [[Japan]] and [[Africa]].


== Community Service ==
== Community Service ==
Throughout his career, Bertley has been committed to giving back to the community locally and internationally. He has volunteered with a number of organizations, foundations,and initiatives including the [[Harvard Medical School]]'s Reflections in Action competition, Wilmer Hale Summer Leadership Institute, Boston Public School, [[Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System]] (MCAS), Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, [[MIT]], [[New England Board of Higher Education]] (NEBHE),the Eleventh Annual Program on Science, Engineering and Technology, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), Summer Science Mentorship Program in [[Montreal, Canada]], Quebec Black Medical Association, The Bell Science Foundation in Quebec, Canada, [[HealthCare Volunteer]] in [[Khartoum, Sudan]], [[USAID]], and the Feeding Program Implementation in [[Cite Soleil]], [[Haiti]], W.I.
Throughout his career, Bertley has been committed to giving back to the community at large. He has volunteered with a number of organizations, foundations,and initiatives including the [[Harvard Medical School]]'s Reflections in Action competition, Wilmer Hale Summer Leadership Institute, Boston Public School, [[Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System]] (MCAS), Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, [[MIT]], [[New England Board of Higher Education]] (NEBHE),the Eleventh Annual Program on Science, Engineering and Technology, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), Summer Science Mentorship Program in [[Montreal, Canada]], Quebec Black Medical Association, The Bell Science Foundation in Quebec, Canada, [[HealthCare Volunteer]] in [[Khartoum, Sudan]], [[USAID]], and the Feeding Program Implementation in [[Cite Soleil]], [[Haiti]], W.I.


== Boards and Committees ==
== Boards and Committees ==


Bertley has served and currently serves on a number of boards and committees nationally including the INTEL Science and Engineering Grand Award Judge Panel, the [[US State Department]] Partner for [[STEM]] Education (multiple US Embassies), the iPRAXIS Committee, the [[Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia]] Institutional Review Board,
Bertley serves on a number of boards and committees nationally including the INTEL Science and Engineering Grand Award Judge Panel, the [[US State Department]] Partner for [[STEM]] Education (multiple US Embassies), the iPRAXIS Committee, the [[Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia]] Institutional Review Board,
Philadelphia Biotechnology Life Science Congress, ''[[The American Association for the Advancement of Science]]'' (AAAS), the Healthy NewsWorks Program, ''The Garvey Institute'', and ''The Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement'' (PYPM).
''Philadelphia Biotechnology Life Science Congress, ''[[The American Association for the Advancement of Science]]'' (AAAS), the Healthy NewsWorks Program, ''The Garvey Institute'', and ''The Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement'' (PYPM).


== Programs ==
== Programs ==

Revision as of 17:51, 4 November 2016


Frederic Bertley, Ph.D.
Dr. Frederic Bertley in front of The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at The Franklin Institute, 2016
Born
Montreal, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
Harvard Medical School
Scientific career
FieldsGeneral Science, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Education
WebsiteThe Franklin Institute

Dr. Frederic Bertley is a scientist, science educator and immunologist. In 2008, Bertley joined The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as Vice President. Since 2012, he has held the role of the Senior Vice President of Science and Education, overseeing a diverse portfolio of initiatives supporting innovation in STEM learning, as well as departments and programs that maintain the history and legacy of The Franklin Institute.[1]

With the support of The Franklin Institute, Bertley focuses on improving the quality of science education worldwide and furthering science literacy for the non-scientist adult population. There, he oversees departments such as gender and adult learning, community engagement, youth programs, professional development, and learning technologies—as well as the Institute's prestigious Franklin Institute Awards Program, the oldest comprehensive science awards programs in the nation; and is also the executive editor of The Journal of the Franklin Institute, the second oldest scientific journal in the United States. Bertley is the driving force behind The Franklin Institute’s collaborative efforts to improve the global education landscape, primarily in Egypt through a USAID-funded program managed by World Learning, in partnership with The Franklin Institute, the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, and the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM.[2][3]

In 2011, Bertley founded The Color of Science™, a program that honors the superb contributions of underrepresented groups, including women and persons of color each year. The program is designed to specifically promote and showcase diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) arenas locally and nationally. It includes a live monthly radio talk show hosted by Bertley, a traveling panel exhibit, and a two-day public event that brings esteemed STEM experts together to relate their stories, celebrate their achievements, and demonstrate to the next generation the variety of opportunities available in STEM-related fields.

Bertley's formidable 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. [4] He appears regularly on local and national networks including NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, and FOX.[1]

Bildung

As an undergraduate, Bertley studied physiology, mathematics, and the history of science. He obtained both his bachelor's degree in science (1994) and his Ph.D. in immunology (1999) from McGill University, and then completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School (2003).[5] After graduating from McGill, he turned his attention to the lack of primary healthcare, preventative medicine, and basic vaccines in developing nations where he managed multinational teams in Haiti, Sudan, and Canadian Arctic. He continued this focus by joining a vaccine research group at Harvard Medical School focusing on the development of DNA vaccines for HIV/AIDS.[6][7]

Career

After his postdoctoral fellowship, Bertley worked as a scientist at Millennium Pharmaceuticals before joining WilmerHale LLP (formally Hale and Dorr) as a technology specialist in 2004.[8] 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, Dr. Bertley earned his position as Senior Vice President of Science and Education at The Franklin Institute.[9]

Forschung

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. He has delivered keynote addresses and has been an invited speaker at several distinguished institutions including The United Nations, The White House, US Department of Interior, National Academy of Sciences,Wharton School of Business, and the National Science Foundation[10] in the United States, as well as Canada, the Caribbean, South America including Paraguay[11], Europe, Japan and Africa.

Community Service

Throughout his career, Bertley has been committed to giving back to the community at large. He has volunteered with a number of organizations, foundations,and initiatives including the Harvard Medical School's Reflections in Action competition, Wilmer Hale Summer Leadership Institute, Boston Public School, Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, MIT, New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE),the Eleventh Annual Program on Science, Engineering and Technology, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), Summer Science Mentorship Program in Montreal, Canada, Quebec Black Medical Association, The Bell Science Foundation in Quebec, Canada, HealthCare Volunteer in Khartoum, Sudan, USAID, and the Feeding Program Implementation in Cite Soleil, Haiti, W.I.

Boards and Committees

Bertley serves on a number of boards and committees nationally including the INTEL Science and Engineering Grand Award Judge Panel, the US State Department Partner for STEM Education (multiple US Embassies), the iPRAXIS Committee, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Institutional Review Board, Philadelphia Biotechnology Life Science Congress, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Healthy NewsWorks Program, The Garvey Institute, and The Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM).

Programs

Recognition

Awards

  • Citation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Impact on Science Education, 2016
  • Citation from the City Council of Philadelphia for Civic Leadership, 2016
  • EMMY™ For Change is in the Air: The Franklin Institute Awards: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2016[12]
  • Paul Robeson Award for Leadership, 2016
  • 40 Under 40 Philadelphia Business Journal, 2010[13]
  • Dell Inspire 100 World Changers, 2012[14]
  • Minority Business Leader of The Year Award Philadelphia Business Journal, 2014[15]
  • National Award for Education, National University of Paraguay, 2014
  • EMMY™ For The Franklin Institute Awards Program: Declaration of Progress: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2013[16]
  • EMMY™ For The Philadelphia Science Festival: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2013[16]
  • Harvard Medical School, Dean’s Community Service Award, 2003
  • President’s Award, Quebec Black Medical Association, 1999

Honors

  • Nifty Fifty, US Science and Engineering, 2015[17]
  • Inducted in the Library of Congress, History Makers, 2015[18]
  • Academic Task Force for the Governor of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Initiative, 2015
  • STEMX Invited Speaker, 2015
  • Goodwill Ambassador US, Senegal: Science, Education and Innovation, 2011
  • Recognition and Honor Dinner, Dr. Molefi Asante, Professor, Temple University, 2009
  • Advisory Board for the Governor of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Initiative, 2007
  • Award for Leadership: Summer Leadership Institute, WilmerHale LLP, Boston, MA, 2005
  • Canadian Government Honoree, 2001
  • Nominated Dean’s Honor List, Ph.D. McGill University, 2000

References

  1. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "Senior Staff". www.fi.edu. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "World Learning". www.worldlearning.org. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ Taylor, Dave. "The Greater Philadelphia STEAM Initiative". he 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education date=21 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing pipe in: |agency= (help)
  4. ^ Gamboa, Ana (September 25, 2014). "Take a walk on the wild side of Franklin Institute". AL DÍA News. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ Institute, Franklin. "Senior Vice President of Science and Education". www.fi.edu. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ Reporter,McGill. "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.
  7. ^ Williams, Dawn P. (January 2002). Who's Who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada: A Contemporary Directory. Toronto. pp. 64–65. ISBN 9780973138412. Retrieved 4 August 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. Toronto. p. 62. ISBN 9780973138429. Retrieved 4 August 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ^ ""STEM Summit" Brings Together Science and Math Faculty to Further Student Success". www.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Experts from the prestigious Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, visiting the country to promote science education". spanish.paraguay.usembassy.gov. US Embassy Asuncion, Paraguay. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016EMMY was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.
  14. ^ Peterson, Lisa. "Kicking Off Inspired Gifting this Holiday Season, Dell Announces the #Inspire 100". www.dell.com. Dell Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Announcing the 2014 Minority Business Leader Awards". www.bizjournals.com/. Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  16. ^ a b "2013 MID-ATLANTIC EMMY® RECIPIENTS". www.natasmid-atlantic.org/. The National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Nifty Fifty". www.usasciencefestival.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  18. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "Collection honors history makers in Black community". www.phillytrib.com. The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 8 August 2016.


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