Writing Successful Grants: Framing Your Research

This blog is part one of a four-part series on grant writing inspired by resources published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and others. Today’s guest blog was written by Annakay Kruger, Science Writer at Promega. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   Like so many ambitious scientists before, you are setting out […]

Hiring Undergraduates and Recent Graduates in these Unprecedented Times

Today’s guest blog was written in collaboration with Melissa Martin, a former global marketing intern with Promega. She is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is double majoring in zoology and life sciences communication, with a certificate in environmental studies. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   Writing to PIs and […]

Reaching Out for Lab Research Experience

Today’s guest blog is written by Melissa Martin, a global marketing intern with Promega this summer. She will be a senior this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is double majoring in zoology and life sciences communication, with a certificate in environmental studies. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   Congrats! You […]

Embracing the Challenges of Leadership in Biology

Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, John M. Collins, Executive Leadership Coach. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission.     Like you, I’m excited about ISHI 2021 while still sad about the impact that COVID-19 had on ISHI 2020 and so many other forensic science conferences. These conferences are critically important to the […]

Three Pillars of ESI Mastery: A Future Vision that Shapes Today’s Behavior

Today’s blog is written by Malynn Utzinger, Director of Integrative Practices, and Tim Weitzel, ESI Architect at Promega. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   In one of our earliest blogs, we shared one of our favorite parables about a stonecutter. it went as follows: In medieval times, a traveler happens upon a stonemason […]

Reigniting Connection to Thrive

Today’s blog is written by Malynn Utzinger, Director of Integrative Practices at Promega. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   Connection is intuitive. We’re wired for connection, hard wired. This need exists at a bone deep biological level. If that seems like poetry or hyperbole, imagine trying to do the smallest thing to accomplish […]

Instructional Design for Forensic Genealogy

Forensic Genealogy Training for Law Enforcement (FG4LE) is an online educational program developed by Anthony Redgrave, lead forensic genealogist of Redgrave Research Forensic Services LLC. Anthony has a M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology, and is currently enrolled at the University of New England working towards an Ed.D. in Transformative Leadership with a focus on […]

Three Pillars of ESI Mastery: Part Two

Today’s blog is written by Malynn Utzinger, Director of Integrative Practices, and Tim Weitzel, ESI Architect at Promega. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   Last month we wrote about the first of three pillars of ESI Self-Mastery: Recognizing and Owning What You Already Have/Are/Do. In this blog, we offer some thoughts on the […]

3 Tips for Preserving Muscle and Joint Health at Work

Today’s blog is written by Claire Checovich, Exercise & Ergonomics Specialist in the Promega Wellness Center. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission.   The human body is amazing – it can climb towering cliffs, run hundreds of miles, and move many times its own weight. It can also be annoying – how many of […]