 I'm Jackie Batley from the University of Western Australia and my research area focuses on plant pathogen interactions. We use DNA to identify resistance genes which makes one plant resistant and not get disease and other plants susceptible if they don't have the gene. So we recently made a really interesting discovery where we found one of these resistance genes and it's significant because it means that we can have much better resistance to this pathogen black leg in canola by being able to produce plants which are resistant to disease and not susceptible. We can increase crop yields and help have sustainable food for the future. This was research that took probably over 10 years. It's actually a long and difficult path and it's been a real team of people bringing it together. It's a gradual process where we think we found it but we have to do lots of validation to find the gene but there was great excitement when we realised it was the right one. Juggling motherhood and a career has been difficult at times. I have four children aged between six and twelve but I actually think it's been a benefit to me because it's made me more motivated. It's made me realise what's important including in my research. I'm always inspired by science. It's a process where I learn something new every single day and you answer one question and it opens up 20 more questions and it's always something fascinating to work on and always something different.