[3] She sought out an education scholarship, receiving a fellowship from A*STAR, a Singaporean research institute, which led to a $750,000 startup grant; Chan was able to use this to start her own lab at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.
[5] Chan founded Wildtype Media Group in 2018, leaving both her role as editor of Asian Scientist and running her research lab at NTU; Chan recognized the risk of taking on an entrepreneurial career but said she found a calling in helping to "make Asian scientists household names".
[4] Chan holds 4 patents in the United States[5] and has designed nanoparticles for drug delivery and developed systems to grow blood capillaries in microfluidic devices.
[7] In 2015, Chan was appointed as a Young Global Leader, a program created by the World Economic Forum to recognize highly accomplished professionals in their field.
[8] She has also more recently transitioned into a being a LinkedIn coach, in order to help "executives build their professional brand".