Mark Hertle, Ph.D.

Mark is the Senior Program Officer for the LSDF and has a background in life sciences research, science education, and grant making.   He has a Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from University College, London, and an A.B. in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley.  At the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a medical research and grant making.organization, he was Senior Program Officer for Precollege Science Education.  The Precollege Program awarded grants to medical/basic research and informal science education institutions (e.g., museums) for preK-12 science education outreach to students, their families, and teachers.  He previously managed a teacher professional development program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and a science materials program for Seattle Public Schools.