Shilan Wang is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and at the Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) through the Young Scientists Fund (Class C) for 2025 and was selected as a Young Scientist for the Hong Kong Laureate Forum 2025. Her current research focuses on the impact of maternal health and disease on the infant gut microbiome and growth. Shilan aims to explore the mechanisms by which gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects neurodevelopment in offspring with a focus on sexual dimorphism, as well as to define the characteristics of a healthy early life gut microbiome.