Mya Thway Tint
A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential, Singapore
Besides holding the position of Principal Scientist at A*STAR IHDP, Mya Thway Tint is also an Assistant Professor at the Human Potential Translational Research Program at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Her expertise is in advanced body-composition assessment using criterion methods such as air displacement plethysmography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and quantitative magnetic resonance technology.
Her research adopts a life-course approach to understanding body composition, spanning early development to adult phenotypes. A key focus of her work examines how developmental factors shape offspring obesity, and metabolic risk leveraging Singapore’s major longitudinal birth cohorts – GUSTO and S-PRESTO.
She has a strong interest in metabolic and musculoskeletal health across the life course, with a particular emphasis on identifying early, silent phenotypes that predispose individuals to later cardiometabolic and musculoskeletal disorders.
In 2021, she received the NMRC Young Individual Research Grant to study the impact of adiposity, low muscle mass and metabolic health on bone health in young women.
Her aspiration is to prevent sarcopenia, frailty, and related comorbidities through early risk profiling, systematic screening, and tailored intervention strategies.
Tint obtained her MBBS from the Institute of Medicine (1) in Myanmar, and her Master of Science and PhD from the National University of Singapore.
