Dr. Bartlett obtained degrees in Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry from the Australian National University and a Ph.D. in Immunology and Cell Biology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra.

Dr. Bartlett's research experience includes work in the area of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on the role of free radicals and antioxidants, transplant research, and human autoimmune inflammatory diseases. He has published more than a dozen papers on this work in various scientific journals.

Dr. Bartlett's research then led him to the United States' National Institutes of Health where, as a visiting scientist at the world-renowned National Cancer Institute, he investigated the interaction of T cells with the blood vessel wall.

Dr. Bartlett's interest in the role of nutrition in human health and disease led him to join Interior Design Nutritionals (IDN) in 1996 as a technical specialist and scientific advisor. He has since formulated many supplements and sports food products for the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Australia.