Professor Dame Sue Hill DBE FMedSci FRSB FRCP(Hon) FRCPath (Hon) FHCS (Hon) is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) for England, and the leading scientific authority for the wider healthcare system. A respiratory scientist by background, she has an international academic and clinical research reputation. 

She played a major role in the national COVID-19 response programme (NHS Test and Trace); leading the development and deployment of testing technologies into use for the UK population, introducing the validation of new testing technologies, and leading a globally recognised programme for whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2.