Hugo Sánchez Castillo shares his journey of finding a postdoctoral position after completing his doctoral studies at the National University of Mexico. He discusses the challenges he faced, including societal pressures and the importance of aligning personal interests with the chosen institution. Ultimately, he emphasizes that a postdoc is not just an opportunity for scientific growth, but also for building networks, learning about culture, and personal development.
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Hugo Sánchez-Castillo, PhD, is a professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has a bachelor's in psychology and a doctorate in behavioral neurosciences from the UNAM and has completed postdoctoral studies at Columbia University in New York City. He is affiliated with the psycobiology and neurosciences department at the Psychology School at UNAM and is the head of the Neuropsychopharmacology and Timing Laboratory. His research focuses are the neurobiology of stress and trauma, the dissociative disorders, and the neurobiology of timing behavior.
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