Renee Turner

Research Interests

Central Nervous System Neurosciences Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health Translational Health Outcomes Innovative Therapeutics

Prof Renee Turner

Professor

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Turner is the NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research, Head of the Translational Neuropathology Laboratory and Academic Lead of the Discipline of Anantomy and Human Biology in the School of Biomedicine at the University of Adelaide. Her research is focused on improving the translation of novel treatments from laboratory studies into the clinic for conditions such as stroke and traumatic brain injury, through the use of appropriate pre-clinical models. Her research is targeted at uderstanding drivers of acute and long-term stroke outcomes, including cerebral oedema, microbiota-gut-brain axis dysregulation and secondary neurodegeneration. 

Prof Turner is the NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research, Head of the Translational Neuropathology laboratory and a research/teaching academic within the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science (College of Health) at Adelaide University. From 2008 to 2010 Renée worked in the world leading laboratory of Prof. Frank Sharp in the M.I.N.D Institute at the University of California at Davis before returning to the University of Adelaide in 2010 as an NHMRC CJ Martin Research Fellow, to establish her laboratory. Since this time she has established a reputation as a specialist in stroke science and clinically-relevant models of stroke.

Current projects are interest include:

  • Blood-brain barrier alterations in healthy ageing and disease.
  • The role of neuroinflammation in secondary neurodegeneration (SND) following stroke.
  • Development and screening of novel diagnostic/monitoring technologies for stroke and brain injury.
  • SPRINTS: Treatment strategies targeting reperfusion injury and neuroinflammation following stroke.
  • Dysregulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis long-term following stroke.
  • Amyloid precursor protein: can we use the brains' own protective mechansisms to treat stroke?

 

Date Position Institution name
2024 - 2025 Deputy Head, School of Biomedicine University of Adelaide
2019 - ongoing Head, Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology University of Adelaide
2017 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide
2016 - 2016 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2015 - ongoing Neurosurgical Research Foundation (NRF) Director of Neurosurgical Research NeuroSurgical Research Foundation
2013 - 2015 Lecturer University of Adelaide
2010 - 2012 NHMRC CJ Martin Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide
2008 - 2010 NHMRC CJ Martin Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of California, Davis
2007 - 2008 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2020 Award University Awards for Outstanding Achievement - A connected and enriched community (Finalist) The University of Adelaide Australia -
2018 Award • Executive Dean’s Medal - Engagement and Advancement The University of Adelaide Australia -
2015 Award South Australian Young Tall Poppy Australian Institute of Policy Science - -
2014 Award Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Leading Light Awards 2014, Runner Up - - -
2013 Award Travel Scholarship - Brain Meeting - - -
2011 Award Travel Scholarship - Faculty International Conference Award Faculty of Health Science - -
2005 Award Travel Scholarship - Brain Meeting - - -

Date Institution name Country Title
2004 - 2007 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2002 - 2002 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours)
1999 - 2001 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science

Year Citation
2026 Krieg, J. L., Hooper, C., Kapuwelle, H., George, R. P., Hood, R. J., O’Brien, W. T., . . . Corrigan, F. (2026). Development of a paediatric model of diffuse traumatic brain injury in ferrets. Scientific Reports, 16(1), 18 pages.
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2025 Krieg, J. L., Antolis, K., Hooper, C., Kapuwelle, H., George, R., O'Brien, W. T., . . . Corrigan, F. (2025). Evolution of Axonal Injury in the Closed Head Impact Model of Engineered Rotational Acceleration in Adult Ferrets. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 103(11), e70090-1-e70090-22.
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2025 Stuckey, S. M., Hood, R. J., Ong, L. K., Bilecki, I. M., Collins-Praino, L. E., & Turner, R. J. (2025). Unravelling the nexus of stroke and dementia: Deciphering the role of secondary neurodegeneration in orchestrating cognitive decline. Neuroprotection, 3(1), 5-28.
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2024 Turner, R. J., & Farr, T. D. (2024). Climbing the STAIRs to SPAN the Clinical Translation Gap: Recent Advances in Multicenter Preclinical Stroke Trials.. Stroke, 55(9), 2366-2369.
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2024 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Marian, O. C., Bilecki, I. M., Elms, L. E., Yassi, N., Hood, R. J., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). NK1 tachykinin receptor antagonist treatment reduces cerebral edema and intracranial pressure in an ovine model of ischemic stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 44(10), 1759-1773.
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2023 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Marian, O. C., Bilecki, I. M., Elms, L. E., Camargo, J., Hall, K., . . . Jones, C. F. (2023). Neurological scoring and gait kinematics to assess functional outcome in an ovine model of ischaemic stroke. Frontiers in Neurology, 14(1071794), 1071794-1-1071794-20.
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2023 Hood, R., Sanchez-Bezanilla, S., Beard, D., Rust, R., Turner, R., Stuckey, S., . . . Ong, L. K. (2023). Leakage beyond the primary infarction: A temporal analysis of cerebrovascular dysregulation at sites of hippocampal secondary neurodegeneration following cortical photothrombotic stroke.
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2023 Sharkey, J. M., Quarrington, R. D., Krieg, J. L., Kaukas, L., Turner, R. J., Leonard, A., . . . Corrigan, F. (2023). Evaluating the effect of post-traumatic hypoxia on the development of axonal injury following traumatic brain injury in sheep. Brain Research, 1817, 1-16.
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2023 Hood, R. J., Sanchez‐Bezanilla, S., Beard, D. J., Rust, R., Turner, R. J., Stuckey, S. M., . . . Ong, L. K. (2023). Leakage beyond the primary lesion: A temporal analysis of cerebrovascular dysregulation at sites of hippocampal secondary neurodegeneration following cortical photothrombotic stroke. Journal of Neurochemistry, 167(6), 733-752.
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2023 Krieg, J. L., Leonard, A. V., Turner, R. J., & Corrigan, F. (2023). Identifying the Phenotypes of Diffuse Axonal Injury Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Sciences, 13(11), 1607-1-1607-19.
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2021 Stuckey, S. M., Ong, L. K., Collins-Praino, L. E., & Turner, R. J. (2021). Neuroinflammation as a Key Driver of Secondary Neurodegeneration Following Stroke?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(23), 1-45.
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2021 Sanchez-Bezanilla, S., Hood, R. J., Collins-Praino, L. E., Turner, R. J., Walker, F. R., Nilsson, M., & Ong, L. K. (2021). More than motor impairment: A spatiotemporal analysis of cognitive impairment and associated neuropathological changes following cortical photothrombotic stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 14(9), 2439-2455.
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2021 Corrigan, F., Cernak, I., McAteer, K., Hellewell, S. C., Rosenfeld, J. V., Turner, R. J., & Vink, R. (2021). NK1 antagonists attenuate tau phosphorylation after blast and repeated concussive injury. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-9.
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2021 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Learoyd, A. E., Bath, P. M., Burrows, F., Farr, T. D., Leonard, A. V., . . . Trueman, R. C. (2021). Glyceryl trinitrate for the treatment of ischaemic stroke: Determining efficacy in rodent and ovine species for enhanced clinical translation. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 41(12), 0271678X2110189.
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2020 McDonald, S. J., Sharkey, J. M., Sun, M., Kaukas, L., Shultz, S. R., Turner, R., . . . Corrigan, F. (2020). Beyond the brain: peripheral interactions following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 37(5), 770-781.
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2019 Dixon, B., Turner, R., & Christou, C. (2019). Assessment of a Non-Invasive Brain Oximeter in a Sheep Model of Acute Brain Injury.. Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.), 12, 479-487.
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2019 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Leonard, A., Elms, L. E., Marian, O. C., Hoving, J. W., Yassi, N., . . . Turner, R. J. (2019). Determining the temporal profile of intracranial pressure changes following transient stroke in an ovine model. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13(00587), 587-1-587-16.
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2019 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Leonard, A., Hoving, J. W., Yassi, N., Vink, R., Wells, A. J., & Turner, R. J. (2019). NK1-r antagonist treatment comparable to decompressive craniectomy in reducing intracranial pressure following stroke. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13(00681), 681-1-681-12.
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2019 Prasetyoputri, A., Jarrad, A. M., Cooper, M. A., & Blaskovich, M. A. T. (2019). The Eagle Effect and Antibiotic-Induced Persistence: Two Sides of the Same Coin?. Trends in Microbiology, 27(4), 339-354.
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2018 Sorby-Adams, A., Vink, R., & Turner, R. (2018). Large animal models of stroke and traumatic brain injury as translational tools. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 315(2), 165-190.
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2017 McAteer, K. M., Turner, R. J., & Corrigan, F. (2017). Animal models of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Concussion (London, England), 2(2), 1-18.
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2017 Demuth, H., Dijkhuizen, R., Farr, T., Gelderblom, M., Horsburgh, K., Iadecola, C., . . . Boltze, J. (2017). Recent progress in translational research on neurovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 35(1), 87-103.
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2017 Sorby-Adams, A., Marcoionni, A., Dempsey, E., Woenig, J., & Turner, R. (2017). The role of neurogenic inflammation in blood-brain barrier disruption and development of cerebral oedema following acute central nervous system (CNS) injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(8), 24 pages.
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2016 Turner, R., & Sharp, F. (2016). Implications of MMP9 for blood brain barrier disruption and hemorrhagic transformation following ischemic stroke. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 10(MAR2016), 56-1-56-13.
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2016 Busingye, D., Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2016). Combined magnesium/polyethylene glycol facilitates the neuroprotective effects of magnesium in traumatic brain injury at a reduced magnesium dose. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, 22(10), 854-859.
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2016 McAteer, K., Corrigan, F., Thornton, E., Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2016). Short and long term behavioral and pathological changes in a novel rodent model of repetitive mild traumatic brain Injury. PLOS ONE, 11(8), e0160220-1-e0160220-18.
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2016 Corrigan, F., Vink, R., & Turner, R. J. (2016). Inflammation in acute CNS injury: a focus on the role of substance P. British Journal of Pharmacology, 173(4), 703-715.
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2015 Wells, A., Vink, R., Helps, S., Knox, S., Blumbergs, P., & Turner, R. (2015). Elevated intracranial pressure and cerebral edema following permanent MCA occlusion in an ovine model. PLoS One, 10(6), e0130512-1-e0130512-20.
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2014 Anderson, R. W. G., Sandoz, B., Dutschke, J. K., Finnie, J. W., Turner, R. J., Blumbergs, P. C., . . . Vink, R. (2014). Biomechanical studies in an ovine model of non-accidental head injury. Journal of Biomechanics, 47(11), 2578-2583.
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2014 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2014). NK1 tachykinin receptor treatment is superior to capsaicin pre-treatment in improving functional outcome following acute ischemic stroke. Neuropeptides, 48(5), 267-272.
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2014 Stamova, B., Jickling, G. C., Ander, B. P., Zhan, X., Liu, D. Z., Turner, R., . . . Sharp, F. R. (2014). Gene expression in peripheral immune cells following cardioembolic stroke is sexually dimorphic. PLoS ONE, 9(7), 1-9.
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2013 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2013). The role of substance P in ischaemic brain injury. Brain Sciences, 3(1), 123-142.
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2013 Gabrielian, L., Helps, S., Thornton, E., Turner, R., Leonard, A., & Vink, R. (2013). Substance P antagonists as a novel intervention for brain edema and raised intracranial pressure. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, Brain edema XV, 118, 201-204.
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2013 Lewis, K., Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2013). Blocking neurogenic inflammation for the treatment of acute disorders of the central nervous system. International Journal of Inflammation, 2013(578480), 1-16.
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2012 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2012). Combined tissue plasminogen activator and an NK1 tachykinin receptor antagonist: an effective treatment for reperfusion injury following acute ischemic stroke in rats. Neuroscience, 220, 1-10.
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2012 Wells, A., Vink, R., Blumbergs, P., Brophy, B., Helps, S., Knox, S., & Turner, R. (2012). A surgical model of permanent and transient middle cerebral artery stroke in the sheep. PLoS One, 7(7), 1-9.
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2012 Finnie, J., Blumbergs, P., Manavis, J., Turner, R., Helps, S., Vink, R., . . . Anderson, R. (2012). Neuropathological changes in a lamb model of non-accidental head injury (the shaken baby syndrome). Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 19(8), 1159-1164.
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2012 Barry, C., Turner, R., Corrigan, F., & Vink, R. (2012). New therapeutic approaches to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 21(6), 845-859.
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2012 Tian, Y., Stamova, B., Jickling, G. C., Xu, H., Liu, D., Ander, B. P., . . . Sharp, F. R. (2012). Y chromosome gene expression in the blood of male patients with ischemic stroke compared with male controls. Gender Medicine, 9(2), 68-75.
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2011 Turner, R. J., Bushnell, C. D., Register, T. C., & Sharp, F. R. (2011). Gender-Dependent Correlations of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness with Gene Expression in Blood. Translational Stroke Research, 2(2), 171-178.
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2011 Zhan, X., Jickling, G., Tian, Y., Stamova, B., Xu, H., Ander, B., . . . Sharp, F. (2011). Transient ischemic attacks characterized by RNA profiles in blood. Neurology, 77(19), 1718-1724.
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2011 Turner, R., Jickling, G., & Sharp, F. (2011). Are underlying assumptions of current animal models of human stroke correct: From STAIRs to high hurdles?. Translational Stroke Research, 2(2), 138-143.
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2011 Turner, R., Helps, S., Thornton, E., & Vink, R. (2011). A substance P antagonist improves outcome when administered 4 h after onset of ischaemic stroke. Brain Research, 1393, 84-90.
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2010 Xu, H., Stamova, B., Jickling, G., Tian, Y., Zhan, X., Ander, B., . . . DeCarli, C. (2010). Distinctive RNA expression profiles in blood associated with white matter hyperintensities in brain. Stroke, 2010(12), 1-6.
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2010 Jickling, G., Zhan, X., Ander, B., Turner, R., Stamova, B., Xu, H., . . . Sharp, F. (2010). Genome response to tissue plasminogen activator in experimental ischemic stroke. BMC Genomics, 11(1), 1-10.
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2010 Liu, D., Tian, Y., Ander, B., Xu, H., Stamova, B., Zhan, X., . . . Sharp, F. (2010). Brain and blood microRNA expression profiling of ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and kainate seizures. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2009(1), 1-10.
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2010 Zhan, X., Ander, B., Jickling, G., Turner, R., Stamova, B., Xu, H., . . . Sharp, F. (2010). Brief focal cerebral ischemia that simulates transient ischemic attacks in humans regulates gene expression in rat peripheral blood. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2009(1), 1-9.
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2010 Jickling, G. C., Xu, H., Stamova, B., Ander, B. P., Zhan, X., Tian, Y., . . . Sharp, F. R. (2010). Signatures of cardioembolic and large-vessel ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology, 68(5), 681-692.
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2010 Stamova, B., Xu, H., Jickling, G., Bushnell, C., Tian, Y., Ander, B. P., . . . Sharp, F. R. (2010). Gene expression profiling of blood for the prediction of ischemic stroke. Stroke, 41(10), 2171-2177.
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2009 Stamova, B., Apperson, M., Walker, W., Tian, Y., Xu, H., Adamczy, P., . . . Sharp, F. (2009). Identification and validation of suitable endogenous reference genes for gene expression studies in human peripheral blood. BMC Medical Genomics, 2(49), 1-13.
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2007 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2007). Inhibition of neurogenic inflammation as a novel treatment for ischemic stroke. Timely Topics in Medicine. Cardiovascular Diseases, 11, E24.
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2007 Donkin, J., Turner, R., Hassan, I., & Vink, R. (2007). Substance P in traumatic brain injury. Progress in Brain Research, 161, 97-109.
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2007 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2007). Inhibition of neurogenic inflammation as a novel treatment for ischemic stroke. Drug News & Perspectives, 20(4), 221-226.
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2004 Turner, R., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2004). Amiloride increases neuronal damage after traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 23(5), 534S-537S.
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2004 Turner, R., Da Silva, K., O'Connor, C., Van Den Heuvel, C., & Vink, R. (2004). Magnesium gluconate offers no more protection than magnesium sulphate following diffuse traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 23(5), 541S-544S.
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1985 TURNER, R. J. (1985). EARLY ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS AND NATURAL PROGRESSION OF UNTREATED POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVE SYNDROME. TEXAS MEDICINE, 81(6), 51-54.
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Year Citation
2016 Leonard, A., & Turner, R. (2016). Aquaporins within the Central Nervous System: Implications for Oedema Following Traumatic CNS Injury. In G. Soveral, S. Nielsen, & A. Casini (Eds.), Aquaporins in Health and Disease: New Molecular Targets for Drug Discovery (pp. 205-216). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
2015 Busingye, D., Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2015). Emerging therapies in traumatic brain injury. In D. Cifu, & B. Eapen (Eds.), Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine (pp. 260-271). London: Future Medicine.
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2013 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2013). Magnesium and traumatic brain injury. In R. Wilson, V. Preedy, & S. Zibadi (Eds.), Magnesium in Human Health and Disease (1 ed., pp. 255-267). United States: Springer.
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2012 Turner, R., Corrigan, F., & Vink, R. (2012). Magnesium in acute brain injury. In Y. Li, & J. Zhang (Eds.), Metal Ion in Stroke (1 ed., pp. 445-460). United States: Springer.
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2006 Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2006). Magnesium in the central nervous system. In Y. Nishizawa, H. Morii, & J. Durlach (Eds.), New perspectives in magnesium research: Nutrition and health (pp. 338-355). UK: Springer.
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2025 Stuckey, S., Collins-praino, L., Costigan-dwyer, R., Bilecki, I., Homes-vickers, M., Poyzer, A., . . . Turner, R. (2025). Chronic Neuroinflammation and Functional Decline: Decoding Secondary Neurodegeneration Following Photothrombotic Stroke in Rats. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 45 (pp. 190). SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2025 Costigan-dwyer, R., Stuckey, S., Hood, R., Joubert, S., Farr, T., Almuqbel, M., . . . Turner, R. (2025). Characterising the Long-Term Blood-Brain-Barrier Alterations Associated with Secondary Neurodegeneration in Ischaemic Stroke Using MRI. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 45 (pp. 212). SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2025 Hood, R., Cross, C., Joubert, S., Thirasantikamol, W., Stuckey, S., Costigan-dwyer, R., . . . Turner, R. (2025). Thinking Outside the Brain: Investigating Post-stroke Secondary Neurodegeneration and the Contribution of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in an Ovine Model. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 45 (pp. 214). SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2025 Sorby-Adams, A., Sharkey, J., Prag, H., Turner, R., Skein, K., Guglietti, B., . . . Murphy, M. (2025). Attenuating Post-stroke Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Establishing the Efficacy of Disodium Malonate in a Clinically Relevant Sheep Model. In STROKE Vol. 56 (pp. 2 pages). CA, Los Angeles: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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2025 Teo, E., Sharkey, J., Chung, S. W., Grace, S., Hellerstedt, J., Petautschnig, S., . . . Dixon, B. (2025). Real-Time Detection of Cerebral Ischemia Using Optical Brain Pulse Monitoring in a Sheep Model of Stroke. In STROKE Vol. 56 (pp. 2 pages). CA, Los Angeles: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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2024 Stuckey, S. M., Collins-Praino, L. E., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Bilecki, I. M., Homes-Vickers, M. A., Poyzer, A. J., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). The role of neuroinflammation in delayed neurodegeneration following photothrombotic stroke in rats.. In CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES Vol. 53 (pp. 30). KARGER.
2024 Hood, R. J., Cross, C. B., Stuckey, S. M., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Joubert, S. L., Walker, M., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Thinking beyond the brain: Long-term changes in the gut-brain-axis post-stroke. In CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES Vol. 53 (pp. 31). KARGER.
2024 Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Stuckey, S. M., Hood, R. J., Joubert, S. L., Farr, T. D., Almuqbel, M., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Exploring the long-term blood-brain-barrier alterations associated with post-stroke secondary neurodegeneration in an ovine model.. In CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES Vol. 53 (pp. 231). KARGER.
2024 Thirasantikamol, W., Joubert, S. L., Hood, R. J., Stuckey, S. M., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Farr, T. D., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Investigating the degree of brain atrophy in regional sites of secondary neurodegeneration using magnetic resonance imaging in a longitudinal ovine stroke model.. In CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES Vol. 53 (pp. 100). KARGER.
2024 Stuckey, S. M., Collins-Praino, L. E., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Bilecki, I. M., Homes-Vickers, M. A., Poyzer, A. J., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). The role of neuroinflammation in delayed neurodegeneration following photothrombotic stroke in rats. In Abstracts of the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 30). Adelaide, Australia: Karger Publishers.
2024 Hood, R. J., Cross, C. B., Stuckey, S. M., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Joubert, S. L., Walker, M., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Thinking beyond the brain: Long-term changes in the gut-brain-axis post-stroke. In Abstracts of the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 31). Adelaide, South Australia: Karger Publishers.
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2024 Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Stuckey, S. M., Hood, R. J., Joubert, S. L., Farr, T. D., Almuqbel, M., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Exploring the long-term blood-brain-barrier alterations associated with post-stroke secondary neurodegeneration in an ovine model. In Abstracts of the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 231). Adelaide, South Australia: Karger Publishers.
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2024 Thirasantikamol, W., Joubert, S. L., Hood, R. J., Stuckey, S. M., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Farr, T. D., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Investigating the degree of brain atrophy in regional sites of secondary neurodegeneration using magnetic resonance imaging in a longitudinal ovine stroke model. In Abstracts of Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 100). Adelaide, South Australia: Karger Publishers.
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2023 Krieg, J., Leonard, A., Turner, R., & Corrigan, F. (2023). EVALUATION OF DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY IN PAEDIATRIC AND ADULT NOVEL GYRENCEPHALIC FERRET MODELS OF TBI. In JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Vol. 40 (pp. A55). TX, Austin: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2022 Cho, S., Chauhan, A., Wang, Y., & Turner, R. (2022). Neuronal-immune system cross-talk after brain injury. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 42 (pp. 278). SCOTLAND, Glasgow: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2021 Coupland, K. G., Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Sorby-Adams, A. J., Turner, R. J., & Spratt, N. J. (2021). Mapping temporal changes in cerebrospinal fluid composition after stroke to identify novel therapeutic targets for future drug discovery. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE Vol. 16 (pp. 9). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2016 Turner, R., Leonard, A. V., & Vink, R. (2016). LOWERING ICP FOLLOWING STROKE: NK1 ANTAGONIST AS EFFECTIVE AS DECOMPRESSIVE SURGERY. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 36 (pp. 419). Vancouver, CANADA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2016 Dutschke, J. K., Anderson, R. W., Sandoz, B., Finnie, J., Manavis, J., Nishimoto, T., . . . Vink, R. (2016). A Biomechanical Model of Traumatic Contusional Injury Produced by Controlled Cerebrocortical Indentation in Sheep. In 2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings (pp. 354-368). Online: IRCOBI.
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2015 McAteer, K., Corrigan, F., Thornton, E., Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2015). Short and long term behavioral and pathological changes in a novel rodent model of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. In Abstracts of the 25th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian‐Pacific Society for Neurochemistry in conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society, as published in Vol. 134 (pp. 340-341). Cairns, AUSTRALIA: Wiley-Blackwell.
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2011 Sandoz, B., Anderson, R., Finnie, J., Wells, A., Turner, R., & Vink, R. (2011). Reproducible brain injuries produced in a sheep model by direct impact. In Proceedings of The XXIII ISB Congress 2011 (pp. 0 pages). US: International Society of Biomechanics.
2010 Xu, H., Stamova, B., Jickling, G., Tian, Y., Zhan, X., Ander, B. P., . . . DeCarli, C. S. (2010). Distinctive RNA Expression Profiles of White Matter Hyperintensities in the Blood of Human Subjects Using Genome Wide Microarray Analyses. In STROKE Vol. 41 (pp. E214). TX, San Antonio: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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2010 Bushnell, C. D., Turner, R., & Sharp, F. (2010). Gene Expression Correlates of Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness (CIMT) by Gender. In ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY Vol. 68 (pp. S11). RI, Providence: WILEY-LISS.
2009 Adamczyk, P. R., Xu, H., Tian, Y., Tang, Y., Liu, D., Ander, B. P., . . . Sharp, F. (2009). Gender Differences in Blood Gene Expression during Ischemic Stroke. In NEUROLOGY Vol. 72 (pp. A466). WA, Seattle: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2006 Turner, R., Blumbergs, P., Sims, N., Helps, S., Rodgers, K., & Vink, R. (2006). Increased substance P immunoreactivity and edema formation following reversible ischemic stroke. In J. Hoff, R. Keep, G. Xi, & Y. Hua (Eds.), Brain edema XIII Vol. 96 (pp. 263-266). New York: Springer-Verlag.
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2004 Turner, R. J., Aikens, J. A., Royer, S., DeFilippi, L., Yap, A., Holzle, D., . . . Fotheringham, I. G. (2004). D-amino acid tolerant hosts for D-hydantoinase whole cell biocatalysts. In ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES Vol. 4 (pp. 517-520). GERMANY, Hanau Wolfgang: WILEY.
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2001 Turner, R. J., Chaturvedi, K., Edwards, N. J., Fasulo, D., Halpern, A. L., Huson, D. H., . . . Istrail, S. (2001). Visualization challenges for a new cyberpharmaceutical computing paradigm. In S. N. Spencer (Ed.), IEEE 2001 SYMPOSIUM ON PARALLEL AND LARGE-DATA VISUALIZATION AND GRAPHICS, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 7-18). CA, SAN DIEGO: IEEE.
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Year Citation
2020 Sorby-Adams, A., Marian, O., Bilecki, I., Elms, L., Leonard, A., Vink, R., & Turner, R. (2020). A NOVEL THERAPY FOR THE REDUCTION OF CEREBRAL OEDEMA AND INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE FOLLOWING STROKE: ESTABLISHING EFFICACY IN AN OVINE MODEL. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2019 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Elms, L. E., Bilecki, I. M., Marian, O. C., Leonard, A. V., Crowther, R., . . . Turner, R. J. (2019). Developing a method to assess functional recovery following stroke in a large animal model: a biomechanical and neurological outcome approach. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. Yokohama, JAPAN: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2019 Sharkey, J., Turner, R., Leonard, A., & Corrigan, F. (2019). INVESTIGATING THE PATTERN OF AXONAL INJURY FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OF VARYING INTENSITY IN A LARGE ANIMAL MODEL. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. Pittsburgh, PA: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.
2017 Sorby-Adams, A., Leonard, A., Thornton, E., Hunter, D., & Turner, R. (2017). Delayed NK1 tachykinin receptor antagonist treatment reduces ICP following stroke in an Ovine model. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. Int Soc Cerebral Blood Flow & Metab, Berlin, GERMANY: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.

My research program is currently funded by the following grant schemes: 

  • Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)
  • NHMRC Ideas Grant
  • NeuroSurgical Research Foundation 

Previous funding:

  • Brain Foundation
  • Stroke Foundation
  • Adelaide Centre for Neuroscience Research
  • James and Diana Ramsay Foundation
  • Coopers Brewery Foundation
  • NHMRC CJ Martin Overseas Biomedical Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  • NHMRC Dora-Lush Post-Graduate Scholarship 

Prof Turner teaches across the Biomedical and Health Science on the normal structure and function, as well as pathology of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Prof Turner is course coordinator for:

  • Neurological Diseases 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Principal Supervisor Investigating the Role of Iron and Inflammation in Secondary Neurodegeneration Long-Term Following Stroke Master of Research Master Full Time Ms Thinuri Minushika Lankathilaka
2026 Principal Supervisor Unravelling the Nexus of Stroke and Dementia: Suppression of Chronic Inflammation with Minocycline to Combat Post-Stroke Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Decline - Doctorate Full Time Mr Jack Jasper Hawke
2025 Principal Supervisor Looking beyond the sugar coating: Unravelling dynamic, long-term alterations to the glycocalyx in ischaemic stroke. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Samantha Leigh Joubert
2025 Principal Supervisor Old Drug, New Hope?: Assessing the NK1 Receptor Antagonist, befetupitant, for the treatment of ischaemic stroke complications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Wishayanant Thirasantikamol
2025 Principal Supervisor Looking beyond the sugar coating: Unravelling dynamic, long-term alterations to the glycocalyx in ischaemic stroke. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Samantha Leigh Joubert
2025 Principal Supervisor Old Drug, New Hope?: Assessing the NK1 Receptor Antagonist, befetupitant, for the treatment of ischaemic stroke complications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Wishayanant Thirasantikamol
2024 Principal Supervisor The blood-brain-barrier in healthy aging and stroke: Implications for neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rosie Anaise Costigan-Dwyer
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigating long term changes in white matter integrity and neural connectivity in regions of secondary neurodegeneration post-stroke Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Rebecca Elizabeth Hanna
2024 Principal Supervisor The blood-brain-barrier in healthy aging and stroke: Implications for neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rosie Anaise Costigan-Dwyer
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigating long term changes in white matter integrity and neural connectivity in regions of secondary neurodegeneration post-stroke Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Rebecca Elizabeth Hanna
2023 Co-Supervisor Utility of Rotational Thromboelastometry in Neurosurgical Management of Acute Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Abhiram Devendra Hiwase
2023 Principal Supervisor Novel pathophysiology and therapeutics in acute brain injury Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Tim Paul Webber
2023 Co-Supervisor Utility of Rotational Thromboelastometry in Neurosurgical Management of Acute Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Abhiram Devendra Hiwase
2023 Principal Supervisor Novel pathophysiology and therapeutics in acute brain injury Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Tim Paul Webber

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Characterisation of a novel pre-clinical model of diffuse axonal injury Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Justin Leigh Krieg
2020 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Characterising the Role of Neuroinflammation in Delayed Neurodegeneration Following Ischemic Stroke in a Long-Term Rodent Model Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Shannon Mikayla Stuckey
2019 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Characterising changes to the Blood-Brain Barrier in Healthy Ageing and Following Stroke in an Aged Preclinical Model Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Isabella Megan Bilecki
2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Bridging the Gap in Clinical Translation: Optimising an Ovine Model of Traumatic Brain Injury Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jessica May Sharkey
2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Targeting Cerebral Oedema and Elevated Intracranial Pressure in a Preclinical Model of Ischaemic Stroke Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Annabel Jain Sorby-Adams
2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor The Role of Substance P in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Kelly Marie McAteer
2013 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Characterizing The Role Of Haptoglobin In Experimental Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Full Time Mr Thomas Morris
2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Magnesium Polyethylene Glycol: A Novel Therapeutic Agent for Traumatic Brain Injury Master of Medical Science Master Full Time Dr Diana Sabiiti Busingye
2010 - 2014 Co-Supervisor A surgical model of middle cerebral artery occlusive stroke in the sheep Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Adam James Wells

Date Role Membership Country
2012 - ongoing - Society for Neuroscience (SfN) -
2011 - ongoing - Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) -
2006 - ongoing - Stroke Society of Australasia (SSA) -
2005 - ongoing - International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (ISCBFM) -

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