As a recent graduate from the University of Manchester, I want to gain valuable experience and development in a professional lab setting to pursue my passion for plant genetics. I have a strong foundation for this interest namely through my final year lab-based project investigating the transcriptomics of Sea Beet in comparison to Swiss Chard in an attempt to identify novel sequences involved in salt tolerance of the early seedlings. Through plant genetics, we can solve many of the complex issues and challenges facing the global food supply from accelerated climate change to overuse of pesticides causing acceleration of resistant species.