Researcher

Shiao-Yng Chan is the Deputy Executive Director at the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP), previously known as the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS). She is also a senior consultant obstetrician at the National University Hospital, as well as a clinician-scientist at National University of Singapore. She graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Cambridge, received her PhD from the University of Birmingham, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK). Her research work focuses on endocrine and metabolic dysfunction in pregnancy and their impact on maternal and child outcomes as well as on placental development and function. She’s also extensively involved in world-class birth cohort studies like GUSTO and S-PRESTO, and is the Lead Principal Investigator in Singapore for the multinational NiPPeR (Nutritional Intervention Preconception and during Pregnancy to maintain healthy glucosE levels and offspRing health) trial.