Nu Rho Psi
Wayne State University National Honor Society in Neuroscience
Who Are We?
Nu Rho Psi is the National Honor Society in Neuroscience, founded in 2006, for undergraduate students, medical students, graduate students, and faculty. The Wayne State University chapter of Nu Rho Psi inducted its first inaugural class fall semester 2020! Our chapter also received 2021 Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award from the National organization!
Our Purpose
Encourage professional interest and excellence in scholarship, particularly in neuroscience.
Award recognition to students who have achieved such excellence in scholarship.
Advance the discipline of neuroscience.
Encourage intellectual and social interaction between students, faculty, and professionals in neuroscience and related fields.
Promote career development in neuroscience and related fields.
Increase public awareness of neuroscience and its benefits for the individual and society.
Encourage service to the community.
Meet the Executive Board and Committee Chairs
Hailey Amouri
Director of Finance
Iman Manzoor
Director of Membership
Director of External Programs
Zahraa Ghosn
Director of Academics
Hasan Jumani
Director of Academics
Sattvik Basarkod
Director of Research
Majd Yahya
Chair of Fundraising Committee
Leen Rass
Chair of the Community Service Committee
Mariya Matsko
Chair of the Public Relations Committee
Amal Elsaleh
Chair of the Event Coordination Committee
Faculty Advisor
Associate Professor of Psychology &
Director of Undergraduate Neuroscience Program
Faculty Advisor
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences & Program Officer of Translational Neuroscience Program
Annie Nguyen
Representative of the Translational Neuroscience Graduate Program
MD/PhD Student in the Translational Neuroscience Graduate Program
Fundraising Committee
Majd Yahya (Chair)
Ghadeer Abdulshafi
Alexander Randall
Nina Colo
Community Service Committee
Leen Rass (Chair)
Ayat Abed-Ali
Shridula Kotakondla
Nataliah Jwaida
Public Relations Committee
Mariya Matsko (Chair)
Mohamed Ramadan
Faisal Hussain
Event Coordination Committee
Amal Elsaleh (Chair)
Grant Drouillard
Farah Hannoudi
Alexander Jakubiec