Aleena Rehman

Laboratory Assistant with an MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health. Experienced in clinical and diagnostic laboratory settings, with hands-on expertise in microbial culture, isolation and identification, aseptic techniques, biochemical testing, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) in line with CLSI guidelines. Strong understanding of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), SOPs, biosafety, infection control, and quality assurance processes.

Skilled in specimen processing, microscopy, laboratory reporting, and maintaining accurate documentation.

Sales Handler at Marigold Insulation UK Limited (2025-06 – Present)

Teacher at Al-Asr School System (2023-03 – 2024-11)

Junior Microbiologist at Faisal Diagnostic Center Faisalabad (2022-09 – 2023-02)

Performed microbiological analysis and maintained comprehensive laboratory records, supporting accurate data interpretation, quality control (QC) processes, and technical report preparation in line with laboratory standards.

• Implemented aseptic and sterile laboratory techniques for the culture, isolation, and identification of microorganisms, utilising streak plating, serial dilution, and microscopy for pathogen detection.
• Prepared antibiotic discs and conducted Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines to support antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiling.
• Supported routine preparation and sterilisation of culture media and reagents, ensuring compliance with biosafety protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) within a microbiology laboratory environment.
• Assisted in quality assurance activities by monitoring laboratory equipment calibration, maintaining contamination-free working conditions, and ensuring adherence to Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards.

Junior Microbiologist at South Punjab Hospital (2021-02 – 2021-06)

Maintained a sterile and regulatory-compliant clinical microbiology laboratory environment through strict adherence to infection prevention controls, biosafety standards, and quality assurance (QA) procedures.

• Conducted biochemical identification tests, including catalase and oxidase assays, to characterise and differentiate microbial species for diagnostic purposes.
• Evaluated and verified quality control (QC) documentation to ensure data accuracy, regulatory compliance, and adherence to clinical laboratory standards and protocols.
• Contributed to the identification and characterisation of clinically relevant microorganisms, supporting diagnostic workflows and improving turnaround time for microbiological testing services.

MSc in Health Promotion & Public Health – Ulster University, Birmingham Campus (2025 – 2026)

MPhil in Microbiology – Agriculture University Faisalabad (2021 – 2023)

BSc (Hons) in Microbiology – Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (2017 – 2021)