 In order to provide food security for the growing population by the year 2050, we need to produce more food in the next 50 years than has been produced over the entirety of human history. I undertook a Bachelor of Biotechnology at the University of Newcastle and then followed that up with honours and then a PhD here as well. So my research and my PhD was focusing on trying to understand how plants can tolerate unfavorable conditions associated with climate change, so things such as drought, high salinity, or high temperatures. One of the key things that I really enjoy about my career as a scientist is having the ability to interact with students who are coming through with a real interest in science. Having the opportunity to teach them and share my passion for plant science and how important plant science is, not only for food security but for our ability to provide textiles, so clothes, also a really large and emerging field in medicinal plant science.