Professor Alice M Turner MBChB (Hons), MRCP, PGCE (MedEd), PhD

Dr Alice Turner

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician
Department Director of Research Knowledge and Transfer

Contact details

Address
Department of Applied Health Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Alice’s research interests are predominantly in clinical aspects of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), fields in which she has published widely. Optimising monitoring and therapy for AATD is a major focus for her group. They are also studying aspects of care delivery for COPD, particularly those that span from secondary into primary care and including clinical trials that optimise self-management of COPD.

Qualifications

  • FRCP 2020
  • PGDip Leadership & quality improvement 2019
  • PhD in Respiratory Medicine 2010
  • PGC in Medical Education 2007
  • MRCP 2004
  • MBChB (Hons) 2001

Teaching

  • MBChB (year 5 lead, conference poster module lead (year 4)
  • BMedSci (dissertation projects)
  • BClinSci (dissertation projects)
  • PGC/Dip/Masters Respiratory Medicine (Programme lead)

Postgraduate supervision

Alice Turner’s research interests are predominantly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, fields in which she has published widely. She lectures to both Medical and Dental Students at the University and is involved in clinical teaching and examining in several local hospitals.

The following is a list of recent or current postgraduate degree supervision. Enquiries from self-funded potential students or those wishing to pursue a Fellowship in Dr Turner's current areas of research interest are welcome by email.

PhD - Cell specific genomics exploring shared pathogenesis between COPD and lung cancer (year 2)
PhD - The role of hypoxia in vascular co-morbidity in chronic inflammatory disease (write up)

Other activities

Academic/clinical committees

•           International

o          ERS AATD task force (2015-)

o          EARCO European AATD registry steering group (2018-)

o          Clinical Biomarker Qualification consortium, imaging subgroup (2018-)

•           National

o          BTS working party for care bundles (2013-14) 

o          BTS Specialist Advisory Group (SAG) on COPD (2015-18)

o          West Midlands Quality Review Service COPD steering group (2016-)

o          NICE health technology appraisal committee (2018-21)

o          NIHR HTA prioritization committee (2019-)

o          BTS quality improvement committee (2019-22)

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Turner, AM, Spittle, DA, Staples, KS & Cleary, D 2025, 'Airway microbiome driven mechanisms of disease during optimised self management: a lesson learned from mechanistic study of the Colour-COPD trial', NIHR Journals Library. https://doi.org/10.3310/SYTH8546

Patel, N, Deprato, A, Qian, T, Adan, A, Akgün, M, Anderson, A, Brickstock, A, Eathorne, A, Garud, A, Haldar, P, Jindal, A, Jindal, SK, Kerget, B, Moitra, S, Mukherjee, R, Semprini, A, Turner, AM, Murgia, N, Lacy, P & Moitra, S 2025, 'Association between higher morning preference and better health-related quality of life in asthma', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, vol. 4, no. 2, 100456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100456

Spittle, D, Pye, A, Stanka, J, De Soyza, J, Stockley, R & Turner, A 2025, 'Bacterial colonisation doubles the risk of exacerbation in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency', Respiratory Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108025

Ferraz, BD, Sucena, M, Cardoso, MF, Turner, AM, Hernández-Pérez, JM, Torres-Duran, M, Tanash, H, Rodríguez-García, C, Jensen, JU, Corsico, A, López-Campos, JL, Chapman, K, Clarenbach, CF, Gomes, J, Miravitlles, M & Lara, B 2025, 'Characterization of the Mmalton carrier’s cohort within the EARCO (European Alpha- 1 Antitrypsin Research Collaboration) registry', BMC Pulmonary Medicine, vol. 25, no. 1, 187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03651-8

EARCO study group, Karadoğan, D, Torres-Duran, M, Tanash, H, Rodríguez-García, C, Jensen, J-US, Corsico, AG, López-Campos, JL, Chapman, K, Clarenbach, C, Guimaraes, C, Bartošovská, E, Sucena, M, Rodríguez-Hermosa, JL, Hernández-Pérez, JM, Gökhan Telatar, T, Varol, Y, Özmen, İ, Tural, S, Turner, AM & Ellis, P 2025, 'Clinical characteristics of AATD-related COPD patients vary with age at diagnosis: data from the EARCO international registry', BMC Pulmonary Medicine, vol. 25, no. 1, 321. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03782-y

DECOVID Consortium, Aslett, LJM, Avramescu, A, Bakewell, N, Birds, I, Bowler, L, Camilleri, MPJ, Chung, S-C, Clifton, DA, Cohen, SN, Constantine-Cooke, N, Daub, EG, Davidson, S, Denaxas, S, Diaz-Ordaz, K, Feltbower, R, Gallier, S, Gardiner, S, Gasperoni, F, Goudie, RJB, Green, RE, Hall, M, Holmes, C, Hurst, JR, Iles, MM, Jorge, J, Karoune, E, Keogh, R, King, R, King, R, Kirk, PDW, Klapaukh, R, Kouchaki, S, Lai, AG, Lea, N, Leyrat, C, Li, K, Lilaonitkul, W, Lu, HY, Lyons, T, Mallon, AM, Manderson, A, Margaritella, N, Matteson, J, Morley, S, Nicholls, H, O’Reilly, M, Pagel, C, Palmer, E, Roberts, J, Roberts, TJ, Robertson, DS, Robinson, J, Rockenschaub, P, Ruddle, R, Sapey, E, Santos, L, Soltan, AAS, Gao Smith, F, Starr, C, Strickson, O, Su, L, Tackney, MS, Thygesen, JH, Torralbo, A, Turner, A, Vallejos, CA, Wang, C, Whitaker, K, Whitehouse, T, Westhead, DR, Wong, WK, Wu, Y, Yang, L & Zou, X 2025, 'DECOVID: A UK Two-Center Harmonized Database of Acute Care Electronic Health Records for COVID-19 Research', Data, vol. 10, no. 12, 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/data10120195

Clark, VC, Price, MA, Russo, J, Loomba, R, Turner, AM & Strnad, P 2025, 'Diagnosis and monitoring pathways using non-invasive tests in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-associated liver disease: results from an expert Delphi panel', United European Gastroenterology Journal, vol. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.70009

Onasanya, AA, Haider, Y, Peaston, G, Ignatowicz, A & Turner, AM 2025, 'Inhaler sustainability in asthma and COPD care: a systematic review', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 7, e098052. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098052

Ignatowicz, A, Greenfield, S, Gaddu, P, Prince, C, Toshner, M, Robinson, G, Rodrigues, J, Jowett, S, Noble, S, Newnham, M, Turner, A & Lasserson, D 2025, 'Interventions that challenge established and accepted clinical practice: lessons learnt from a process evaluation of the STOP-APE trial', Health Technology Assessment, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 31-41. https://doi.org/10.3310/PSDG7298

Fromme, M, Payancé, A, Mandorfer, M, Thorhauge, KH, Pons, M, Miravitlles, M, Stolk, J, van Hoek, B, Stirnimann, G, Frankova, S, Sperl, J, Kremer, AE, Burbaum, B, Schrader, C, Kadioglu, A, Walkenhaus, M, Schneider, CV, Klebingat, F, Balcar, L, Kappe, NN, Schaefer, B, Chorostowska-Wynimko, J, Aigner, E, Gensluckner, S, Striedl, P, Roger, P, Ryan, J, Roche, S, Vögelin, M, Ala, A, Bantel, H, Verbeek, J, Mariño, Z, Praktiknjo, M, Gevers, TJG, Reuken, PA, Berg, T, George, J, Demir, M, Bruns, T, Trautwein, C, Zoller, H, Trauner, M, Genesca, J, Griffiths, WJ, Clark, V, Krag, A, Turner, AM, McElvaney, NG, Strnad, P & European AATD Research Collaboration 2025, 'Longitudinal evaluation of individuals with severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Pi*ZZ genotype)', Gastroenterology, vol. 168, no. 2, pp. 367-381. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2024.10.010

Huntley, CC, Turner, AM, Burge, S & Walters, GI 2025, 'Occupational exposures in sarcoidosis: a protocol for a multicentre regional case–control study in the UK', BMJ Open Respiratory Research, vol. 12, no. 1, e003194. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003194

Ho, ESY, Ellis, PR, Kavanagh, D, Subramanian, D, Stockley, RA & Turner, A 2025, 'Proposal and Validation of the Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Emphysema Progression', Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation. https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0511

Review article

Turner, AM, Ficker, JH, Vianello, A, Clarenbach, CF, Janciauskiene, S, Chorostowska-Wynimko, J, Stolk, J & McElvaney, NG 2025, 'Advancing the understanding and treatment of lung pathologies associated with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency', Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, vol. 19, 17534666251318841. https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666251318841

Aunger, J, Por Yip, K, Dosanjh, K, Scandrett, K, Ungureanu, B, Newnham, M & Turner, AM 2025, 'Interventions to improve adherence to clinical guidelines for the management and follow-up of pulmonary nodules: a systematic review', Chest. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2025.02.031

De Soyza, J, Chien, H-Y, Onasanya, AA & Turner, AM 2025, 'Is It Time Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Had a Specific Patient Reported Outcome Measure? A Review', Patient related outcome measures, vol. 16, pp. 23-35. https://doi.org/10.2147/PROM.S490849

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