USC Interaxon
Our Officers:
Cas Martinez (she/her)
Co-President
4th year Neuroscience Major, Minor in Drawing
Interaxon was the first club I joined at USC—after the first meeting I knew it would be a super fun way to get teaching experience and get to know the LA area better! Since then it's been the highlight of my time at college, with tons of opportunities to make presentations and get to know my fellow USC neuroscience cohort better :)
Sunny Lee (she/her)
Co-President
4th year Neuroscience Major, Minor in AI and HCS
In high school, I loved watching Interaxon's lesson videos and Neurocamp posts from various colleges to learn a lot about Neuroscience growing up. Knowing that we had Interaxon here at USC, I really wanted to be part of this team that created learning resources and helped pursue academic endeavor in Neuroscience for many students like it had done for me. Interaxon has been a place where it helped me hone a lot of skills in teaching and shaping engaging learning experiences, and created a lot of close friendships and great memories.
Amanda Lopez (she/her)
Vice President
3rd year Neuroscience Major, Minor in SSJJ, PDP MHA
A. I love teaching! B. I decided to study neuroscience because I was lucky enough to get to attend an outreach program in middle school sponsored by AAUW that taught me about neuroscience and neurobiology. Interaxon gives me the opportunity to give back and help other young students discover their own interests in STEM/neuroscience the way that I discovered mine.
Ronan Horn (he/him)
Treasurer
4th year Neuroscience Major, PDP M.S. NIIN
As soon as I came to the first meeting I felt so welcome at Interaxon. I wanted to join a club that combined my interest in Neuroscience with my passion for teaching and mentorship, and Interaxon has been the perfect place for that. I also wanted to challenge myself to learn through teaching and gain better presentation skills. I think I've gotten all of that and more from Interaxon!
Nadeem Karim (he/him)
Secretary
3rd year Neuroscience Major
At first, I joined Interaxon because I wanted a direct way to connect with other neuroscience students at USC. However, I found that the influences and connections we made with the K-12 students during each Neurocamp to be even more significant, with some of them even attending USC themselves as neuroscience students. You tend to feel the positive impact you have on aspiring students in STEM as an Interaxon member, which is more gratifying than you could imagine.
AJ Escobar (he/him)
Director of External Affairs
2nd Year Neuroscience Major, Minor in HCS
I joined USC Interaxon to help impact the latino community in South Central. Events like Neurocamp really allow me to connect with the students and opportunities like presenting in Spanish are great ways to inspire and meet students where they are at. Couldn't recommend joining the Interaxon community enough!
Rushmia Hossain (she/her)
Interaxon Leader
2nd year Psychology Major
I joined Interaxon to explore my interest in neuroscience and gain a deeper understanding of the workings of the brain. I was searching for a community of individuals who share my enthusiasm for STEM and enjoy discussing scientific ideas. I was excited to join a group that values both learning and outreach. Interaxon stood out as a place where I could connect with others who are just as curious about neuroscience and its real-world applications.
Cindy Li (she/her)
Neurocamp Director
3rd year Neuroscience Major
I was involved in a similar educational outreach to the greater LA area club in high school and was searching for a club at USC that aligned with those same objectives. Interaxon seemed like the perfect fit and opportunity for me to meet people in the same major and apply what I had learned in my classes to make lessons more digestible for high school students interested in STEM.
Amy Murphy (she/her)
Project Leader
​2nd year Neuroscience Major, Minor in East L&C
As a neuroscience major, there are many topics I wanted to discover, and sharing that passion to prospective students at local schools was the cherry on top! Thanks to Interaxon, I not only was able to connect with students who are interested in pursuing STEM, but I learned more about my major and what I wanted to pursue! In addition, the board members were so inviting, so I feel like I have a little family at USC!
Nohemi Vela-Guevara (she/her)
Project Leader
3rd year Neuroscience major
I love what Interaxon stands for. It was love at first sight when I saw it for the first time at the club fair. Educating grade-school students about topics in neuroscience is something I think is important because there is not enough exposure about it and I know it can inspire more young people to explore it further.
Austin Tovar (he/him)
Project Leader
3rd year Neuroscience and Psychology major
I joined because I wanted to get more involved within both the neuroscience community at USC and the greater LA area. I love that I’m able to teach subjects I’m so passionate about, work with students across the city, and I couldn’t have joined a better group of people!
Phil Ko (he/him)
Project Leader
3rd year Major in Psychology, Minor in Natural Science
I joined Interaxon because I was interested in how Interaxon researches information, consolidates it, and emphasizes understandability when presenting. Because Interaxon caters its presentations to teaching students various neuroscience topics, the clarity standard at which Interaxon presents inspires me to find such thresholds in my own work. Moreover, as a Project Leader, I get hands-on experience finding the level of complexity for different topics ranging from emotions to the interaction between video games and brain pathways. I really enjoy it!