Researcher

Shirong Cai is a Principal Scientist from the Translational Neuroscience program at the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP). Cai is also an adjunct assistant professor at the Human Potential Translational Research Program at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, from which she attained her PhD degree.

Cai’s primary research interest revolves around maternal and child sleep, including both risk factors and subsequent sequelae. She is involved in a number of large local cohort studies such as Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO), Singapore Preconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes (S-PRESTO), Mapping Antenatal Maternal Stress (MAMS), and the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG-LEADS). She is also a collaborator in international studies such as the Nutritional Intervention Preconception and During Pregnancy to Maintain Healthy Glucose Metabolism and Offspring Health (NiPPeR) trial.