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Heather Cubie
Professor Lady Heather A. Cubie MBE, FRCPath, FRSE (born 8 December 1946), was formerly Research and Development Director for NHS Lothian and is currently Honorary Professor of Research and Research Management at the University of Edinburgh.

Biography
Heather Cubie is a Consultant Clinical Scientist with an Honorary Chair in the University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. She was the first Director of the National HPV Reference Laboratory in the Specialist Virology Centre in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh until 2012 and currently leads the HPV Research Group based in the University of Edinburgh. Prior to this, she was previously R&D Director for NHS Lothian from 1996 - 2008 where she facilitated appropriate applied research activity in NHS Lothian in collaboration with a wide range of academic researchers. In addition, in her role as Head of Service for training of Clinical Scientists in Microbiology (Scotland) during the period 1994-2012, Heather actively pursued career development structures for the wider professional group of Healthcare Scientists and opportunities for collaborative research across disciplines and professions. Although Heather is semi-retired, she remains active within SHINe and is currently helping to establish a cervical cancer screening programme in Nkhoma, Malawi using VIA (visual inspection with acetic acid) and HPV testing.

Human Papillomavirus Group
Heather Cubie is director of the HPV Research Group, University of Edinburgh which works with the Scottish HPV Reference Laboratory (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh) and the Scottish HPV Investigator's Network (SHINe) aims to undertake research that will help to improve health service provision for the prevention, detection and management of cervical cancer and other HPV related diseases.

Honours
In 2012, Heather Cubie was made an MBE in the Queen's birthday Honours for services to Healthcare Science in Scotland. She was also made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in the same year.