Ayuen Lual, MSc

Ayuen graduated from the University of Southampton in 2000 with a BSc in Biochemistry. She joined the Public Health Laboratory Service (now Public Health England) in 2001. She has experience of working within the PHE Food, Water and Environmental (FWE) Laboratories and also produced UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations (UK SMIs) clinical microbiology diagnostic SOPs. Since 2016 Ayuen has worked as the Scientific Marketing Manager for PHE’s Culture Collections based at Porton Down and recently completed an MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement with the University of Edinburgh. Her interests span method development/standardisation and quality assurance, with a focus on scientific communication and public engagement.