In this episode we talk to Maxim Greenberg about his transition from US graduate student to Parisian postdoc, and then the move to young team leader.We discuss about how to choose a postdoc lab and the importance of a generous and supportive mentorMax shares some personal experience of how he juggles family, two scientific careers, as well as kids and schoolingWe also talk about how you know when you are ready to launch your own lab and how to choose a research question for your labMax gives advice about strategies for growing your team and recruiting studentsHe also offers some practical tips about how to deal with anxiety, insecurity and self-doubtHe mentions these labs and institutionsThe Jacobsen Lab at UCLAhttps://research.mcdb.ucla.edu/Jacobsen/LabWebSite/P_Index.phpInstitut Curiehttps://institut-curie.org/The Bourc’his labhttps://science.institut-curie.org/research/biology-cancer-genetics-and-epigenetics/developmental-biology-and-genetics/team-bourc-his/Institut Jacques Monod (IJM)https://www.ijm.fr/en/3/home-page.htmEcole Normale Supérieure (ENS)https://www.ens.psl.eu/enInstitut Cochinhttps://www.institutcochin.fr/?set_language=enTo find out more about Max visit his website or follow him on Twitterwww.maximgreenberglab.com/https://twitter.com/maxvcgSubscribe and receive the next podcast in you mailbox : https://www.bit.ly/TLPsubscribeTo find out more aboutRenaud :Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpreLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/Jonathan :Twitter : https://twitter.com/EpigenetiqueLinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/ To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusique