Professor Catherine Ross

Professor Catherine Ross is the Chief Scientific Officer at Scottish Government, Scottish Government’s most senior clinical advisor for Healthcare Science , and head of profession for Healthcare Scientists in Scotland, and is a Visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University. Catherine is a Clinical Scientist and has worked in the NHS for over 25 years having spent most of her clinical career specialising in non-invasive cardiac imaging, and is a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Biologist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. She is the current Vice-Chair of the Science Council as well as a member of the Science Council Board of Trustees, Secretary/Treasurer of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Member of the ACNAP Scientific Programme Committee, ACNAP Education Committee and Member of the European Society of Cardiology Taskforce on Allied Professionals. Catherines research interests include the role of biomarkers in chronic heart failure.