My name is Ana Equihua, I currently hold a posdoc fellowship at the Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud of the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico. Our research interests are related to the effect of disturbed sleep in the development of substance use disorders, particularly alcohol consumption. I hold a bachelors degree in psychology from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the same university, i have worked for the last 15 years using animal models to study diverse pathologies such as parkinsons disease, narcolepsy and addiction.