Jonathan CK Wells received his Ph.D. in biological anthropology and nutrition from the University of Cambridge. Currently, he is working as a Professor of Anthropology and Pediatric Nutrition at the University College London. He has supervised 10 Ph.D. students at UCL as a primary supervisor and around 30 students as a secondary supervisor, both in the UK and at overseas universities. He regularly provides lectures to undergraduate and master's courses at UCL, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on pediatric growth, body composition, and energy metabolism, investigating trajectories through the life course and across generations.