Senior Scientist
Abbott Laboratories
Jia Pei (JP) Chan, Ph.D., joined Abbott Nutrition R&D in Singapore in 2018, where he held a dual appointment as a Nutrition Scientist supporting pediatric nutrition (Similac) for PA and a pre-clinical scientist for the Brain Health Platform. In 2021. JP relocated to Columbus and became a full-time Senior Scientist on the Brain Health Platform. He currently focuses on identifying and implementing novel technologies that promote neurodevelopment and cognitive health.
JP earned his bachelor's degree in Life Sciences from the National University of Singapore in 2007. He began his career as a research assistant at a local pharmaceutical company where he designed and conducted high-throughput screening assays for natural compounds. In 2010, he transitioned back to academia to pursue basic science research. He enrolled in the Ph.D. program at Duke-NUS Medical School in 2013. He completed his Ph.D. in 2018, which involved investigating the roles of MFSD2A in brain growth and functions. MFSD2A is the validated lipid transporter at the blood-brain barrier, which plays a crucial role in the uptake and delivery of DHA into the brain.