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NEUROSCIENCE

UNDERGRADUATE

SOCIETY 

Established in 1994 and reestablished in Fall 2000, the Neuroscience Undergraduate Society focuses on educating the UCLA community about the field of neuroscience as well as the neuroscience major and minor programs. The society is primarily concerned with encouraging interest, participation, and success in the neurosciences. NUS holds various events throughout the year such as lab placement fairs, student mentoring, and workshops to help members excel in both current study and future graduate and medical programs. 

About/Membership

ABOUT NUS

NUS IS AN ENTIRELY STUDENT-RUN CLUB FOR UNDERGRADUATE UCLA STUDENTS INTERESTED IN NEUROSCIENCE. ALTHOUGH MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE NEUROSCIENCE MAJORS, WE WELCOME STUDENTS OF ANY MAJOR!

Join General Member Slack: HERE

Weekly meetings: Tuesdays 6-7pm at Gonda (Goldschmied) Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center, Room 1357

Meetings are held every odd week (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)!

Our events vary slightly every year with each new NUS Board but are consistent with the club's dynamic interests. Yearly NUS activities include the following:

Professor Luncheons

Network with Neuroscience, Physiological Science, and Psychology faculty!

Lab Placement Fairs

Listen to presentations of ongoing research in labs and find a position!

Career and Graduate Panels

See what a Neuroscience major can do for you!

Themed Symposiums

Learn more about the brain with professional guest speakers!

Are you Smarter than a College Student? (AYSTACS)

Compete against Neuroscience professors in trivia gameplay and cheer on fellow students!

Student Research Presentations

Share your research at UCLA's Annual Science Poster Day!

Study-Buddy

Stuck on questions the night before the exam? Study Buddy has your back! 

Mentor-Mentee

Find a mentor/mentee and develop a long-term relationship!
 

Volunteering

Make a difference in our local community by volunteering during Brain Awareness Week!

Celebrating NS 198/199 Research

Done with your research poster? Celebrate at Neuroscience Poster Day (occurs in late spring)!

Neuronights

 Enjoy fine dining and casual networking with Neuroscience faculty!

Socials

Come hang out with board and club members through fun activities and outings!

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER

1. FILL OUT THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Membership application:

2022-2023 General Member Application

2. PAY THE MEMBERSHIP FEE

  • Members pay a one-time membership fee of $20​
  • Venmo the fee to the account on the application​!

3. COME TO OUR EVENTS

  • Come to general meetings, club socials, and more! Check the About Us section to learn more about what NUS has to offer

  • To be recognized as an active NUS member, you must:
    • Pay the one-time membership fee
    • Attend 3 out of 5 GMs per quarter throughout your time in NUS
      • Make sure to sign in during the events​!
    • Attend one social per quarter 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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HOW CAN I CHECK MY MEMBERSHIP STATUS?

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WHEN IS THE NEXT GENERAL MEETING?

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IS IT TOO LATE TO JOIN?

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WHAT IF I CAN'T MAKE IT TO GENERAL MEETINGS?

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WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT WHEN I HAVE QUESTIONS?

Leadership
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MEET OUR 2022-2023 BOARD!

Board Members

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Theresa D'Silva

President

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2023
Fun Fact: I'm from Portland, Oregon! 

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Anish Natarajan

Vice President

Major: Psychobiology
Class: 2023
Fun Fact: I’m a massive fan of the horror genre! Currently working my way through the Child’s Play series :)

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Emily Zhu

Internal Communications Director

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I share a birthday with Taylor Swift!

Kate de Guillenchmidt

External Communications Director

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: Headphone enthusiast!

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Gabby Malte

Member Outreach Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I love spending my free time backpacking! This past summer, I completed 65 miles of the John Muir Trail.

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Sherine Kim

Member Outreach Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I'm learning my fifth language on Duolingo!

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Kylie Tseng

Treasurer Co-Chair

Major: MIMG / Minor: Neuroscience
Class: 2023
Fun Fact: I love traveling, running, and spending time with my dog :)

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Harshikasai Kellampalli 

Treasurer Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I hate Hershey’s chocolate. 

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Olivia Peony

Academic Enrichment Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience / Minor: Gender Studies
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I grew up in a small town in rural Indonesia with a fluffy pet chicken. 

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Shujing (Ivy) Guo

Academic Enrichment Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I like making tiger-head shoes and other traditional Chinese handicrafts.

Kayla Arellano

Professional Development Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I sing the National Anthem for UCLA sporting events and I’m a performer and choreographer for an a cappella group on campus called Resonance.

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Isha Sai

Professional Development Co-Chair

Major: Neuroscience / Minor: Cognitive Sci
Class: 2023
Fun fact: I love making homemade ceramics! 

Kiana Aminzadeh

Mentorship Co-Director

Major: Neuroscience & Gender Studies
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I am on a dance team on campus!

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Sidney Shah

Mentorship Co-Director

Major: 🧠
Class: 🧠

Andrew Swenson

Journal Club

Major: 🧠
Class: 🧠

Farid Manshaii

Journal Club

Major: 🧠
Class: 🧠

Kevin Li

Study Buddy Chair

Major: MIMG (Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics)
Class: 2024
Fun Fact: Controversial, but I would rather have pineapples on my pizza than pepperoni 

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Academics

NEURO NEWS

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CALENDAR

Calendar
Alumni Network

ALUMNI NETWORK

JOHNATHAN ACOSTA

College Major:  Neuroscience

Graduation Year:  2016

Attended Graduate School?  Yes

Where?  Drexel University College of Medicine

Current Occupation: Medical Student

Email: jracosta97@ucla.edu

ANONYMOUS MEMBER

College Major:  Neuroscience

Graduation Year:  2015

Attended Graduate School?  Currently in NIH Postbaccalaureate IRTA Program; Applying to Medical School

Current Occupation:

Research Fellow

 

Contact

DENISE ALLEN

College Major:  Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Graduation Year:  2017

Attended Graduate School?  Yes

Where? UCSF Biomedical Sciences PhD Program

Current Occupation: Graduate Student

TYLER TOUEG

College Major: Neuroscience

Graduation Year:  2017

Plans for Graduate School?  Applying to Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience PhD Programs

Current Occupation: 

Volunteered as RA in Brain and Creativity Institute at USC; Starting as RA in Mormino Lab at Stanford University

ANONYMOUS MEMBER

College Major:  Neuroscience

Graduation Year:  2017

Attended Graduate School?  Yes

Where? UCSF Neuroscience PhD Program

Current Occupation: Graduate Student

ANONYMOUS MEMBER

College Major:  Neuroscience

Graduation Year:  2017

Attended Graduate School?  Applying to medical school this cycle

Current Occupation: Teacher's Assistant, Yoga Instructor, Photographer

YUQI MA

College Major:  Neuroscience

Graduation Year:  2018

Attended Graduate School?  Yes

Where? Master's in IBP (Physci)

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