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Associate Professor, Nottingham Trent University

Dr Turner's research focuses on understanding the causes of diabetes, and in identifying targets for the development of therapies to treat or prevent the disease. Dr Turner gained his PhD in Medicine at the University of Liverpool, before moving to the USA to undertake postdoctoral studies at The Scripps Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He then returned to the UK to take up a faculty appointment at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, before later moving to his current position of Associate Professor at Nottingham Trent University.

Experience

  • 2012–2018
    Associate Professor in Biomedical Molecular Biosciences, Nottingham Trent University
  • 2012–2018
    Honorary Senior Lecturer in Genomic Medicine, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • 2000–2012
    Lecturer in Cell Biology, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • 1997–2000
    Research Associate, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • 1994–1996
    Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute
  • 1996–1996
    Research Associate, Harvard Medical Scool

Education

  • 1994 
    University of Liverpool, PhD
  • 1990 
    University of Dundee, BSc (Hons)

Professional Memberships

  • Diabetes UK
  • Biochemical Society
  • Bitish Scoiety for Cell Biology