Frederic Bertley

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Frederic Bertley
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Frederic Bertley in front of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at the Franklin Institute, 2016
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater McGill University
Harvard Medical School
Scientific career
Fields Immunology, 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.

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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] While at the Franklin institute he created the Color of Science Program, which is a Diversity & Equity initiative aimed towards bringing attention to women and people of color in STEM [4] In late 2016, Bertley left the Franklin institute to become the president and CEO of COSI. Over the last 6 years (2020-2025), COSI has won the USA Today Readers Choice Award for Best Science Museum. [5]

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ Institute, Franklin (22 February 2014). "Senior Vice President of Science and Education". www.fi.edu. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. 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. ↑ Bertley, Frederic. "Diversity & Equity" . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Center of Science and Industry (COSI)". 10best.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Towers Spring 2018". Issuu. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. ↑ "History". George Washington Carver Science Fair. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  8. ↑ "Announcing the 2014 Minority Business Leader Awards". www.bizjournals.com/. Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "2013 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Recipients". www.natasmid-atlantic.org/. The National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", Philadelphia Business Journal , Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.

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  1. ↑ Bertley, Frederic. "Diversity & Equity" . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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