CHIA Airu

CHIA Airu is a Senior Research Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on maternal nutrition, dietary patterns, metabolomics, and lifestyle behaviors, with a particular emphasis on systematic reviews and meta-analyses. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology and a BSc (Hons) in Life Sciences from NUS.

• Education: PhD (Epidemiology), National University of Singapore; BSc Hons (Life Sciences), National University of Singapore

Her work examines how maternal dietary habits influence neonatal health and birth outcomes in multiethnic Asian populations. Recent studies include the GUSTO cohort study, linking maternal nutrition to neonatal adiposity, and a meta-analysis on dietary patterns and birth outcomes. She has contributed to media-discussed research on childhood lifestyle risks for pre-hypertension, involving over 500 Singaporean children.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the text. Advising and grant details are not provided. She is affiliated with the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and collaborates on initiatives like the PANDA programme (Physical Activity and Nutrition Determinants in Asia).