Yugal Nathoo

Experience

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  ELI Africa

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2016

  ELI School, a project of ELI Africa, was financed by the European Union through the Decentralized Cooperation Programme II, which delivered innovative educational programs such as positive psychology and coding classes to an average of 40 children aged from five to eight years old coming from underprivileged backgrounds. - Coordinated local stakeholders and social workers to assist with site location and setup of the educational center.- Ensured day-to-day management of the center and financial reporting to financing body every four months. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Past Board Member

    Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
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  Yale-NUS College

  Mar 2018 - Jul 2018

  - Under Prof. Nicholas Tolwinski- Conducted lifespan studies of model organisms exposed to different conditions as per research (Modeling Alzheimer’s and Other Age Related Human Diseases in Embryonic Systems).- Assisted in preparation of research material to be analyzed through optogenetics.Research aimed at understanding the role of specific peptides in causing cell death and subsequently to the development of Alzheimer Disease while relying on the combined advantages of optogenetics and animal modeling (Drosophila Melanogaster). Show less

  • Summer Research Assistant

    May 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Student Health Associate, Health Center

    Mar 2018 - May 2018
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  Yale-NUS College

  May 2019 - Apr 2020

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  - Collected and analysed large quantities of behavioral data related to Singapore’s smooth-coated otters under Prof. Philip Johns.- Trained an algorithm to detect otter calls through machine learning.Project will culminate into a statistical analysis of 12,000 detected otter calls.