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 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:
2. PAY THE MEMBERSHIP FEE
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Members pay a one-time membership fee of $20
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Venmo the fee to the account on the application!
3. COME TO OUR EVENTS
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Come to general meetings, club socials, and more! Check the About Us section to learn more about what NUS has to offer
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To be recognized as an active NUS member, you must:
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Pay the one-time membership fee
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Attend 3 out of 5 GMs per quarter throughout your time in NUS
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Make sure to sign in during the events!
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Attend one social per quarter
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MEET OUR 2022-2023 BOARD!
Board Members
Theresa D'Silva
President
Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2023
Fun Fact: I'm from Portland, Oregon!
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!
Sherine Kim
Member Outreach Co-Chair
Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I'm learning my fifth language on Duolingo!
Kylie Tseng
Treasurer Co-Chair
Major: MIMG / Minor: Neuroscience
Class: 2023
Fun Fact: I love traveling, running, and spending time with my dog :)
Harshikasai Kellampalli
Treasurer Co-Chair
Major: Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Fun Fact: I hate Hershey’s chocolate.
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.
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!
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
CALENDAR
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
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)