Jessica L Turnier, MD, MS

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
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Jessica L Turnier, MD, MS
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Assistant Professor
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    • About

    I am a Pediatric Rheumatologist and physician scientist at the University of Michigan working to improve outcomes for children with rheumatic disease. I developed a multidisciplinary juvenile myositis clinic to expand access to state-of-the-art clinical care and better integrate research with clinical care. I started a juvenile myositis patient and family advisory council and work to integrate patient experience and engagement into clinic and research developments.

    Qualifications
    • Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow
      Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics, Cincinnati, United States
      2014 - 2017
      Clinical Fellowship
    • Pediatric Resident
      Children's Hospital Colorado, Pediatrics, Aurora, United States
      2011 - 2014
      Residency

    Research Overview

    My research focuses on improving clinical care for children with myositis and lupus. I study skin disease in pediatric myositis and lupus to identify novel disease mechanisms, biomarkers and treatment targets. I use translational, molecular and bioinformatic approaches to understand how we can develop precision medicine care for myositis and lupus patients. I currently lead two multicenter studies to understand the molecular and cellular basis of treatment response in juvenile myositis.

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    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Evaluation of Peripheral B-and T-cell subsets Using Spectral Flow Cytometry and Anti-drug Antibody Levels in Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Dermatomyositis Treated With Rituximab
      Wang C, Boykin M, Oberstaedt B, Shemke J, Turnier J, Janssen E. 2026 May 7;
    • Presentation
      Hands-On Capillaroscopy Workshop: Practical Applications in Myositis Diagnosis and Management
      Turnier J. 2026 Mar 16;
    • Presentation
      Mapping Genes in Space to Illuminate Disease Biology in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
      Turnier J. 2025 Oct 16;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Endothelial cell mediators reflecting angiopoietin and interferon pathway activation characterize juvenile dermatomyositis disease activity and autoantibody subgroups
      Grant K, Matossian S, Rosek A, Sturza J, Chen L, Madubata C, Barnett D, Neely J, Torok K, Kahlenberg JM, Tsou E, Turnier J. 2026 Mar 24;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Nailfold Capillaroscopy Changes Across a Dual Center Cohort of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients
      Rynda A, McClellan N, Chen L, Kim S, Neely J, Turnier J. 2026 Mar 24;
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      Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Interferon-High Proliferation in JDM versus NFκB-Driven Inflammation in cSLE across Naive B and CD56dim CD16+ NK Cells
      Chen L, Li Q, Grant K, Rynda A, Tsoi L, Kahlenberg JM, Turnier J. 2026 Mar 24;
    • Journal Article
      Dermatomyositis is characterized by JAK1-mediated monocyte-driven vasculopathy and inflammation.
      Osborne GA, Zhang L, Ma F, Gharaee-Kermani M, Turnier JL, Victory AN, Hurst A, Xu B, Pedersen EA, Bogle R, Berthier CC, Ognenovski V, Nakamura M, Tsoi LC, Billi AC, Gudjonsson JE, Klein B, Tsou P-S, Kahlenberg JM. Sci Transl Med, 2025 Dec 24; 17 (830): eaea9007 DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.aea9007
      PMID: 41442501
    • Journal Article
      Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio as a marker of skin disease activity in older children with juvenile dermatomyositis
      Swaminathan S, Naik N, Shenoi S, Vandenbergen S, Turnier JL, Zheng Z, Neely J, Andrews JS, Lood C. Pediatric Rheumatology, 2025 Dec 1; 23 (1): DOI:10.1186/s12969-025-01172-6
      PMID: 41286892