Martin Turner is a Professor of Clinical Neurology & Neuroscience within Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK. His research focus for over 20 years has been the development of biomarkers (including advanced neuroimaging and biofluid analysis), to accelerate therapy discovery in ALS. He has been awarded Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist and Senior Clinical Fellowships, and the Royal College of Physicians’ Goulstonian Lectureship. As part of an international team he received the Sean M. Healey Prize for Innovation in ALS based on neurofilament development. He has authored more than 300 articles and several books.