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Jonathan Swann is a Professor of Biomolecular Medicine at the University of Southampton, where he leads a metabolomics-based research program to understand the influence of gene-environment interactions on mammalian metabolic systems and their implications for health and disease. His primary research interests encompass two intersecting themes: the role of gut microbiota and their influence on host health and disease, including the gut-brain axis and its implications for neurological disorders, and the impact of early-life events and exposures on human development, particularly the microbial-host interplay. His research emphasizes the application of metabolic phenotyping in global health, utilizing metabolomic approaches to characterize biochemical consequences of undernutrition and infection in children in developing countries. This work aims to understand the contributors to adverse life outcomes, including impaired growth and cognitive and metabolic functions. Professor Swann's research has been supported by various prestigious institutions including the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust.