“Don’t tell anyone about this!”

How to ruin your research lab's reputation in a crisis

Oct 17 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

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Everyone Says You Must Use AI. Everyone Hates When You Do.

(And how to respond when Reviewer #2 thinks your manuscript was written by a robot)

Oct 13 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

September 2025

When A Viral Storm Isn't About You

How online creators can avoid emotional responses and protect their credibility in politically charged backlash

Sep 29 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

AstraZeneca's Credibility Crisis

...and how NOT to turn a breakthrough into a breakdown

Sep 26 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

"I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them"

How Trump's comms playbook rips up the rules

Sep 23 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

1

Strategic Communication during an NIH Regulatory Inquiry

Hoping it will never happen to you won't help if it does...

Sep 20 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

1

One person's toxic lab is another's ideal...

Using your PhD lab rotations to assess culture fit

Sep 4 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

2

August 2025

The Value-Forward Approach to Community

(“I have nothing to offer” is bullshit)

Aug 5 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

1

July 2025

Is your institution using a pre-CIA sabotage manual to set policies?

You decide.

Jul 9 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

Nothing Foreign Has Decided What We Are

Why Soft Skills, Connection, and Action Are the Keys to Meaningful Outcomes

Jul 8 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

Please Stop Replying All

I received the following email on Thursday:

Jul 6 • 

Louise Pay, PhD

1

4

How to Use eLife to Learn Peer Review

(and Outsmart Reviewer #2)

Jul 2 • 

Louise Pay, PhD