Nationality British Residence United Kingdom Role Molecular Biologist | Name Martin Turner Institutions Babraham Institute | |
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Fields immunology, signal transduction | ||
Martin Turner (born 03 June 1963) is a molecular biologist, senior group leader at the Babraham Institute, leader of the lymphocyte institute strategic programme. His work helped identify the molecular actors underpinning immune defense, such as tyrosine kinases and microRNAs.
Life
Martin Turner received a BSc in Biochemistry (1985) and a PhD in Immunology (1990) from University College London. He was post-doctoral scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute of the University of Michigan and at the UK National Institute for Medical Research. He joined the Babraham Institute as a principal investigator in 1997 and became head of the laboratory of lymphocyte signalling and development in 2005.
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