Jean Calleja-Agius graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Malta in 1999. She further specialized in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, both locally and at University College London Hospital (UCLH). She obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She has been teaching medical students, post-graduate trainees, and other health professionals since 2000. She organized the first Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) UK in Malta in July 2011 to train obstetricians and midwives. She obtained a distinction in her M.Sc. in Clinical Embryology at the University of Leeds. She has numerous peer-reviewed research articles published in international high-impact journals. She obtained her Ph.D. (without corrections) at University College London (UCL) in February 2012. Her research involved the investigation of the association between systemic and placental cytokines and miscarriages in human pregnancy. The current research interests of Professor Calleja-Agius are embryology and reproductive medicine, particularly recurrent miscarriages and infertility.