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Frederic Bertley, Ph.D.
Dr. Frederic Bertley in front of The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at The Franklin Institute, 2016
Frederic Bertley Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Science and Education at The Franklin Institute
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 (TFI) 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 capture the history and legacy of The Franklin Institute.[1]

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).[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5] After spending two years with the firm, Bertley returned to Harvard Medical School as a science professor in 2008. That same year, he was invited to become 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.[6]

With the support of The Franklin Institute, Bertley focuses on improving the quality of science education throughout the K-16 arena, and augmenting science literacy for families and the non-scientist adult population. He directs various departments supporting research-based projects as well as program development and implementation. 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 education landscape 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.[7][8] In 2011, Bertley founded The Color of Science™, 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™ 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. Highly relevant to his position at The Franklin Institute is his formidable background in applied science and science education as well as his passion for distilling complex scientific principles to more easily digestible concepts for a wide and inclusive audience. [9]

Throughout his research tenure as faculty at several institutions, Bertley taught courses in mathematics and physical sciences, life sciences, and research methodology at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Currently, he is a research affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and serves as the Goodwill Ambassador to Senegal for Science Education and Innovation. Dr. Bertley 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, and National Science Foundation here in the United States, as well as in Canada, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and Africa. In addition to his role as Senior Vice President, he oversees 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.[10] He also appears regularly on local and national networks including NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS and FOX.[1]

Community Service

  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (IRB), 2010-2016
  • Harvard Medical School, Reflections in Action. Working with HMS to plan the outreach seminar/workshop conference for Boston Public School students, 2006-2007
  • Wilmer Hale Summer Leadership Institute. Citizens School Mock Trials, 2004-2006
  • Boston Public School Science Fair Judge, Middle School Category, 2004-2005
  • Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), founder/teacher, 2001-2009
  • Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Education Committee, Co-Chair 2000-2002, 2000-2004
  • MIT, New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), Eleventh Annual Program on Science, Engineering and Technology. Adviser-Presenter, 2003-2004
  • Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), Board of Directors, 2001-2003
  • Summer Science Mentorship Program, Montreal, Canada. Founder/Instructor, 1995-2000
  • Quebec Black Medical Association, 1994-1999
  • The Bell Science Foundation Mentor, Quebec, Canada, 1996-1999
  • HealthCare Volunteer, Khartoum, Sudan, 1994
  • USAID, Feeding Program Implementation, Cite Soleil, Haiti, W.I., 1993

Boards and Committees

Mixed Media

Science Videos

Media Coverage

Presentations

Programs

Keynote Address

Honors and 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
  • Paul Robeson Award for Leadership, 2016
  • Inducted in the Library of Congress, History Makers, 2015 [13]
  • Nifty Fifty, US Science and Engineering, 2015[14]
  • STEMX Invited Speaker, 2015
  • Academic Task Force for the Governor of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Initiative, 2015
  • 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 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]
  • Dell Inspire 100 World Changers, 2012 [17]
  • Goodwill Ambassador US, Senegal: Science, Education and Innovation, 2011
  • 40 Under 40 Philadelphia Business Journal, 2010[18]
  • Recognition and Honor Dinner, Dr. Molefi Asante, Professor, Temple University, 2009
  • Appointed to Advisory Board for the Governor of Massachusetts, Life Sciences Initiative, 2007
  • Award for Leadership: Summer Leadership Institute, WilmerHale LLP, Boston, MA, 2005
  • Harvard Medical School, Dean’s Community Service Award, 2003
  • Canadian Government Honoree, 2001
  • Nominated Dean’s Honor List, Ph.D. McGill University, 2000
  • Merck Scholarship, 1999
  • President’s Award, Quebec Black Medical Association, 1999
  • Best Oral Presentation, Bank of Montreal Excel Conference, 1998
  • Jackie Robinson Scholarship,City of Montreal, 1998
  • Dupont Pharma Scholarship, 1998
  • Best Poster Award, Young Scientist Conference, Montreal, 1998
  • Bristol Meyer Squibb Scholarship, 1997
  • Quebec Black Medical Association Scholarship, 1996
  • Canadian Society for International Health Award, Oral Presentation, 1994

References

  1. ^ a b Bertley, Frederic. "Senior Staff". www.fi.edu. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ Institute, Franklin. "Senior Vice President of Science and Education". www.fi.edu. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ "World Learning". www.worldlearning.org. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ^ Taylor, Dave (21 June 2016). "The Greater Philadelphia STEAM Initiative". he 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  9. ^ Gamboa, Ana (September 25, 2014). "Take a walk on the wild side of Franklin Institute". AL DÍA News. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "Journal of The Franklin Institute". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 4 August 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. ^ ""STEM Summit" Brings Together Science and Math Faculty to Further Student Success". www.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  13. ^ Bertley, Frederic. "Collection honors history makers in Black community". www.phillytrib.com. The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Nifty Fifty". www.usasciencefestival.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  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. ^ Peterson, Lisa. "Kicking Off Inspired Gifting this Holiday Season, Dell Announces the #Inspire 100". www.dell.com. Dell Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  18. ^ "40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.






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