We are a group of Promega scientists and writers blogging about Promega products and services. Here we provide information we think will be interesting and of value to other scientists, and try to give a personal perspective on the tools Promega provides to support the advancement of science and science education.
Promega is a Biotechnology Company headquartered in Madison WI, with Branches in 12 countries throughout the world. We manufacture products for life science research, drug discovery, forensics and diagnostics.
Michele Arduengo
Michele Arduengo earned her B.A. in biology at Wesleyan College in Macon, GA, and her PhD through the BCDB Program at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. She enjoys leisure reading and writing creative nonfiction. Recently, because of a blog post at Promega Connections, she has started knitting, and now never travels without needles and yarn. She is also a cross country skiing fanatic who carries her skis from the basement to the garage every winter with great determination.
Robert Deyes
Robert Deyes has been a Technical Services Scientist at Promega for over 8 years. He also worked for two years as a Technical Advisor at the Paisley, Scotland facility of Life Technologies Inc. After earning his Masters in Medical Genetics from the University of Glasgow, he spent 18 months at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France where he did research into the molecular basis of the inherited disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He also holds a BSc from the University of Portsmouth in England.
Kelly Grooms
Kelly Grooms earned her B.S. in Genetics from Iowa State Universityin Ames, IA. Prior to coming to Promega, she worked for biotech companies in San Diego and Madison. Kelly lives just outside Madison with her husband, seven-year-old son and four-year-old daughter. Kelly collects hobbies including reading, writing poetry and fiction, photography and knitting. She would like to be an avid runner, as evidenced by her growing collection of running gear and her single, six-year-old half-marathon finishers t-shirt.
Kari Kenefick
Kari Kenefickhas been a science writer/editor for Promega since 1996. Prior to that she enjoyed working in veterinary microbiology/immunology, and has an M.S. in Bacteriology, U of WI-Madison. Favorite topics include infectious disease, inflammation, aging, exercise, nutrition and personality traits. When not writing, she enjoys training her dogs in agility and obedience. About the practice of writing, as we say in DNA purification, spin, rinse and repeat.
Isobel Maciver
Isobel Maciver is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and of Aston University in Birmingham, U.K. She is a technical writer and editor, and is also manager of the Scientific Communications group at Promega. She enjoys writing about issues in science and communication.
Caroline Sober
Caroline Sober is a software developer at Promega and just had her 10-year anniversary. She’s not a scientist, so if you hear her talking about DNA purification or pipetting or current issues in bioprivacy, she’s totally faking it and you should tell her to hush. She is, however, passionate about building useful software, the interactions between people and technology in general, and how social media is changing the communication landscape between companies and customers. She lives in Madison with her husband and their rock star dog.
