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Gregory Turner, PhD
Gregory Turner, PhD, is the preclinical imaging program manager in the Keller Center for Imaging Innovation at Barrow Neurological Institute. He oversees the operation of the Barrow-ASU Center for Preclinical Imaging.
Dr. Turner’s expertise includes biomedical engineering and imaging science. He is a member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Dr. Turner received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also earned his doctorate in biomedical engineering. He completed a graduate research fellowship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.
Dr. Turner’s research interests include developing and implementing imaging methods for studying a variety of disease models, including Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation, cancer, and spinal cord injury. He also has an interest and background in functional MRI and cardiac imaging.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Institute of Imaging Science, 2004-2006
- PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biomedical Engineering, 2004
- Research Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1999-2004
- MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biomedical Engineering, 2002
- MS, University of Alabama, Electrical Engineering, 1996
- BS, University of Alabama, Electrical Engineering, 1993
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Complement C3a Receptor (C3aR) Mediates Vascular Dysfunction, Hippocampal Pathology, and Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of VCID.
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Kanchan Bhatia, Adam Kindelin, Muhammad Nadeem, Mohammad Badruzzaman Khan, Junxiang Yin, Alberto Fuentes, Karis Miller, Gregory H Turner, Mark C Preul, Abdullah S Ahmad, Elliott J Mufson, Michael F Waters, Saif Ahmad, Andrew F Ducruet, A. F. Ducruet, Andrew F. Ducruet
Environmental manganese exposure and cognitive control in a South African population
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Brad A. Racette, Gill Nelson, Wendy W. Dlamini, Tamara Hershey, Pradeep Prathibha, Jay R. Turner, Harvey Checkoway, Lianne Sheppard, Susan Searles Nielsen
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy Construct Optimization: A Cadaveric Study of Various Multirod and Interbody Configurations
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Bernardo de Pereira, Jakub Godzik, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Randall J. Hlubek, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner
Optimizing Cervicothoracic Junction Biomechanics after C7 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy: A Cadaveric Study of Stability and Rod Strain
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Jakub Godzik, Jennifer N. Lehrman, S Harrison Farber, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Anna G. Sawa, Christopher P. Ames, Heiko Koller, Kevin Lee, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly
Novel experimental model of brain arteriovenous malformations using conditional Alk1 gene deletion in transgenic mice.
Date: 11/2021
Authors: Chul Han, Michael J Lang, Candice L Nguyen, Ernesto Luna Melendez, Shwetal Mehta, Gregory H Turner, Michael T Lawton, S Paul Oh
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Gregory Turner, PhD
Gregory Turner, PhD, is the preclinical imaging program manager in the Keller Center for Imaging Innovation at Barrow Neurological Institute. He oversees the operation of the Barrow-ASU Center for Preclinical Imaging.
Dr. Turner’s expertise includes biomedical engineering and imaging science. He is a member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Dr. Turner received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also earned his doctorate in biomedical engineering. He completed a graduate research fellowship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.
Dr. Turner’s research interests include developing and implementing imaging methods for studying a variety of disease models, including Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation, cancer, and spinal cord injury. He also has an interest and background in functional MRI and cardiac imaging.

- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Institute of Imaging Science, 2004-2006
- PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biomedical Engineering, 2004
- Research Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1999-2004
- MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biomedical Engineering, 2002
- MS, University of Alabama, Electrical Engineering, 1996
- BS, University of Alabama, Electrical Engineering, 1993
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Complement C3a Receptor (C3aR) Mediates Vascular Dysfunction, Hippocampal Pathology, and Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of VCID.
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Kanchan Bhatia, Adam Kindelin, Muhammad Nadeem, Mohammad Badruzzaman Khan, Junxiang Yin, Alberto Fuentes, Karis Miller, Gregory H Turner, Mark C Preul, Abdullah S Ahmad, Elliott J Mufson, Michael F Waters, Saif Ahmad, Andrew F Ducruet, A. F. Ducruet, Andrew F. Ducruet
Environmental manganese exposure and cognitive control in a South African population
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Brad A. Racette, Gill Nelson, Wendy W. Dlamini, Tamara Hershey, Pradeep Prathibha, Jay R. Turner, Harvey Checkoway, Lianne Sheppard, Susan Searles Nielsen
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy Construct Optimization: A Cadaveric Study of Various Multirod and Interbody Configurations
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Bernardo de Pereira, Jakub Godzik, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Randall J. Hlubek, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, Jay D. Turner
Optimizing Cervicothoracic Junction Biomechanics after C7 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy: A Cadaveric Study of Stability and Rod Strain
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Jakub Godzik, Jennifer N. Lehrman, S Harrison Farber, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Anna G. Sawa, Christopher P. Ames, Heiko Koller, Kevin Lee, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly
Novel experimental model of brain arteriovenous malformations using conditional Alk1 gene deletion in transgenic mice.
Date: 11/2021
Authors: Chul Han, Michael J Lang, Candice L Nguyen, Ernesto Luna Melendez, Shwetal Mehta, Gregory H Turner, Michael T Lawton, S Paul Oh
- English