Alicia Bertone

Alicia L. Bertone is an American academic, administrator, researcher, and veterinary surgeon. She is a professor and a provost in the Office of Academic Affairs at the Ohio State University. Bertone has worked as the Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies, Associate Vice Provost of Data and Analysis, the ENGIE-Axium Endowed Dean of the Graduate School, and the Trueman Family Endowed Chair at the Ohio State University. Bertone is a Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and, as the Trueman Endowed Chair, established and directed the Comparative Orthopedic Research Laboratory at the University.

Bertone has published over 400 research papers, proceedings, and abstracts in the fields of biomedical science including gene therapy for the treatment of cartilage injury and bone repair. Specifically, her research has focused on the progressive translation of basic science in molecular engineering, cell therapy, ortho-biologic therapies, as well as preclinical and clinical animal models of pharmaceuticals and biologics. She designed and patented the first commercial equine microarray.

Bertone is board-certified in equine surgery and equine sports medicine and rehabilitation and is a member of university research initiatives such as the Consortium for the Advancement of Neuromusculoskeletal Science and Locomotion and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science.