A Translational and Clinical Research (TCR) flagship programme called Developmental Origins: Singapore (DevOS), is launched to specifically look into what health problems Singaporeans face, especially from pregnancy to infancy, as well as adulthood.
GUSTO is one of the main research studies under DevOS. In October 2008, a grant of S$25 million was awarded to Associate Professor Chong Yap Seng, Senior Consultant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Health System (NUHS) by the National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Ministry of Health (MOH).