Professor Marc Ruitenberg
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Marc Ruitenberg

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Fields of research

Biological Sciences Clinical sciences Neurosciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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106 works between 1999 and 2024
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1 - 20 of 106 works

2024

Journal Article

Exercise rejuvenates microglia and reverses T cell accumulation in the aged female mouse brain

Chauquet, Solal, Willis, Emily F., Grice, Laura, Harley, Samuel B. R., Powell, Joseph E., Wray, Naomi R., Nguyen, Quan, Ruitenberg, Marc J., Shah, Sonia and Vukovic, Jana (2024). Exercise rejuvenates microglia and reverses T cell accumulation in the aged female mouse brain. Aging Cell, 23 (7) e14172, e14172. doi: 10.1111/acel.14172

Exercise rejuvenates microglia and reverses T cell accumulation in the aged female mouse brain

2024

Journal Article

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals peripheral blood leukocyte responses to spinal cord injury in mice with humanised immune systems

Gillespie, Ellen R., Grice, Laura F., Courtney, Isabel G., Lao, Hong Wa, Jung, Woncheol, Ramkomuth, Sonny, Xie, Jacky, Brown, David A., Walsham, James, Radford, Kristen J., Nguyen, Quan H. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2024). Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals peripheral blood leukocyte responses to spinal cord injury in mice with humanised immune systems. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 21 (1) 63, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12974-024-03048-0

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals peripheral blood leukocyte responses to spinal cord injury in mice with humanised immune systems

2024

Journal Article

Cellular neighborhood analysis in spatial omics reveals new tissue domains and cell subtypes

Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Nguyen, Quan H. (2024). Cellular neighborhood analysis in spatial omics reveals new tissue domains and cell subtypes. Nature Genetics, 56 (3), 362-364. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01646-x

Cellular neighborhood analysis in spatial omics reveals new tissue domains and cell subtypes

2024

Journal Article

ROCK2 regulates microglia proliferation and neuronal survival after traumatic brain injury

Willis, Emily F., Kim, Seung Jae, Chen, Wei, Nyuydzefe, Melanie, MacDonald, Kelli P.A., Zanin-Zhorov, Alexandra, Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Vukovic, Jana (2024). ROCK2 regulates microglia proliferation and neuronal survival after traumatic brain injury. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 117, 181-194. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.01.004

ROCK2 regulates microglia proliferation and neuronal survival after traumatic brain injury

2023

Journal Article

CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graft-versus-host disease in mice

Adams, Rachael C, Carter-Cusack, Dylan, Llanes, Genesis T, Hunter, Christopher R., Vinnakota, Janaki Manoja, Ruitenberg, Marc J, Vukovic, Jana, Bertolino, Patrick, Chand, Kirat K., Wixey, Julie A., Nayler, Samuel P., Hill, Geoffrey R, Furlan, Scott N, Zeiser, Robert and MacDonald, Kelli P.A. (2023). CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graft-versus-host disease in mice. Blood Journal, 142 (Supplement 1), 2052-2052. doi: 10.1182/blood.2023022040

CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graft-versus-host disease in mice

2023

Journal Article

Robust mapping of spatiotemporal trajectories and cell–cell interactions in healthy and diseased tissues

Pham, Duy, Tan, Xiao, Balderson, Brad, Xu, Jun, Grice, Laura F., Yoon, Sohye, Willis, Emily F., Tran, Minh, Lam, Pui Yeng, Raghubar, Arti, Kalita-de Croft, Priyakshi, Lakhani, Sunil, Vukovic, Jana, Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Nguyen, Quan H. (2023). Robust mapping of spatiotemporal trajectories and cell–cell interactions in healthy and diseased tissues. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 7739, 1-25. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43120-6

Robust mapping of spatiotemporal trajectories and cell–cell interactions in healthy and diseased tissues

2023

Conference Publication

CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graftversus-host disease in mice

Adams, Rachael C., Carter-Cusack, Dylan, Llanes, Genesis T., Hunter, Christopher R., Vinnakota, Janaki Manoja, Ruitenberg, Marc, Vukovic, Jana, Bertolino, Patrick, Chand, Kirat K., Wixey, Julie A., Nayler, Samuel P., Hill, Geoffrey R., Furlan, Scott N., Zeiser, Robert and MacDonald, Kelli P. A. (2023). CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graftversus-host disease in mice. 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH), San Diego, CA, United States, 9-12 December 2023. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2023-184841

CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graftversus-host disease in mice

2023

Conference Publication

Multiscale profiling of intraspinal inflammation reveals lesion level-dependent differences in spinal cord wound healing

Grice, Laura F., Gillespie, Ellen R., Duy Pham,, Courtney, Isabel, Quan Nguyen, and Ruitenberg, Marc (2023). Multiscale profiling of intraspinal inflammation reveals lesion level-dependent differences in spinal cord wound healing. Annual Symposium of the National-Neurotrauma-Society (Nns), Austin Tx, Jul 25-28, 2023. New Rochelle: Mary Ann Liebert.

Multiscale profiling of intraspinal inflammation reveals lesion level-dependent differences in spinal cord wound healing

2023

Journal Article

Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injury

Foster, Victoria, Saez, Natalie, Gillespie, Ellen, Jogia, Trisha, Reid, Chantelle, Maljevic, Snezana, Jung, Woncheol, Lao, Hong W., Ruitenberg, Marc Jan and King, Glen (2023). Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 41 (9-10), 1007-1019. doi: 10.1089/neu.2022.0295

Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injury

2023

Journal Article

The neuroprotective effects of estrogen and estrogenic compounds in spinal cord injury

Shvetcov, Artur, Ruitenberg, Marc J., Delerue, Fabien, Gold, Wendy A., Brown, David A. and Finney, Caitlin A. (2023). The neuroprotective effects of estrogen and estrogenic compounds in spinal cord injury. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 146 105074, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105074

The neuroprotective effects of estrogen and estrogenic compounds in spinal cord injury

2023

Journal Article

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) promotes brain repair and improves cognitive outcomes after traumatic brain injury in a FcγRIIB receptor-dependent manner

Willis, Emily F., Gillespie, Ellen R., Guse, Kirsten, Zuercher, Adrian W., Käsermann, Fabian, Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Vukovic, Jana (2023). Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) promotes brain repair and improves cognitive outcomes after traumatic brain injury in a FcγRIIB receptor-dependent manner. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 109, 37-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.12.018

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) promotes brain repair and improves cognitive outcomes after traumatic brain injury in a FcγRIIB receptor-dependent manner

2022

Conference Publication

MEDB-06. Spatial transcriptomic analysis of Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma identifies that loss of heterogeneity and induced differentiation underlies the response to CDK4/6 inhibition

Vo, Tuan, Balderson, Brad, Jones, Kahli, Crawford, Joanna, Millar, Amanda, Tolson, Elissa, Ruitenberg, Marc, Robertson, Thomas, Bhuva, Dharmesh, Davis, Melissa, Wainwright, Brandon, Nguyen, Quan and Genovesi, Laura (2022). MEDB-06. Spatial transcriptomic analysis of Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma identifies that loss of heterogeneity and induced differentiation underlies the response to CDK4/6 inhibition. International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Hamburg, Germany, 12–15 June 2022. Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac079.381

MEDB-06. Spatial transcriptomic analysis of Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma identifies that loss of heterogeneity and induced differentiation underlies the response to CDK4/6 inhibition

2022

Journal Article

Lymphocytes are not required for neurogenic heterotopic ossification development after spinal cord injury

Alexander, Kylie A., Tseng, Hsu-Wen, Kulina, Irina, Fleming, Whitney, Vaquette, Cedryck, Genêt, François, Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Lévesque, Jean-Pierre (2022). Lymphocytes are not required for neurogenic heterotopic ossification development after spinal cord injury. Neurotrauma Reports, 3 (1), 87-96. doi: 10.1089/neur.2021.0072

Lymphocytes are not required for neurogenic heterotopic ossification development after spinal cord injury

2022

Journal Article

Neuroinflammation after SCI: Current insights and therapeutic potential of intravenous immunoglobulin

Gillespie, Ellen R. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2022). Neuroinflammation after SCI: Current insights and therapeutic potential of intravenous immunoglobulin. Journal of Neurotrauma, 39 (3-4), 320-332. doi: 10.1089/neu.2019.6952

Neuroinflammation after SCI: Current insights and therapeutic potential of intravenous immunoglobulin

2021

Journal Article

Acute IL-1RA treatment suppresses the peripheral and central inflammatory response to spinal cord injury

Yates, Abi G., Jogia, Trisha, Gillespie, Ellen R., Couch, Yvonne, Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Anthony, Daniel C. (2021). Acute IL-1RA treatment suppresses the peripheral and central inflammatory response to spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 18 (1) 15, 15. doi: 10.1186/s12974-020-02050-6

Acute IL-1RA treatment suppresses the peripheral and central inflammatory response to spinal cord injury

2021

Journal Article

Peripheral white blood cell responses as emerging biomarkers for patient stratification and prognosis in acute spinal cord injury

Jogia, Trisha, Kopp, Marcel A., Schwab, Jan M. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2021). Peripheral white blood cell responses as emerging biomarkers for patient stratification and prognosis in acute spinal cord injury. Current Opinion in Neurology, 34 (6), 796-803. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000995

Peripheral white blood cell responses as emerging biomarkers for patient stratification and prognosis in acute spinal cord injury

2021

Journal Article

Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers

Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 251, 251. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01044-0

Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers

2021

Journal Article

Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers

Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 242, 242. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01026-2

Author Correction: Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers

2021

Journal Article

Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord

Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M. Gandini, Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord. Nature Protocols, 16 (10), 4611-4632. doi: 10.1038/s41596-021-00588-0

Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord

2021

Journal Article

Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers

Cohen-Adad, Julien, Alonso-Ortiz, Eva, Abramovic, Mihael, Arneitz, Carina, Atcheson, Nicole, Barlow, Laura, Barry, Robert L., Barth, Markus, Battiston, Marco, Büchel, Christian, Budde, Matthew, Callot, Virginie, Combes, Anna J. E., De Leener, Benjamin, Descoteaux, Maxime, de Sousa, Paulo Loureiro, Dostál, Marek, Doyon, Julien, Dvorak, Adam, Eippert, Falk, Epperson, Karla R., Epperson, Kevin S., Freund, Patrick, Finsterbusch, Jürgen, Foias, Alexandru, Fratini, Michela, Fukunaga, Issei, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Germani, Giancarlo ... Xu, Junqian (2021). Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 219, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00941-8

Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers

Current funding

  • 2017 - 2025
    Spinal injury research
    Spinal Cure Australia
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Dissecting Inflammation and spinal cord lesion site development at single-cell resolution
    Wings for Life Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Identification of therapy-resistant cells driving relapse in Medulloblastoma from integrated spatial transcriptomics and tissue imaging
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Blocking ROCK2 to improve recovery from brain injury
    Brain Foundation Research Gift
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Furthering understanding of autoimmune encephalitis through clinical and immunobiological correlation
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Advanced Brightfield and Fluorescent High Speed and Throughput Slide Scanner for biological, medical, materials science, and agricultural applications
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Dissolution DNP Hyperpolariser
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2019
    In vivo imaging system for tracking inflammation, infection, cancer, pain and bioactive molecules
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Understanding the mechanism of action for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy in spinal cord injury
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Repairing the chronically injured spinal cord with induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived propriospinal interneuron transplants
    Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    The contribution of extracellular vesicles to the outcome from SCI
    University of Oxford
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for acute spinal cord injury
    CSL Behring
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Why macrophages promote heterotopic ossifications following spinal cord injuries
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A state-of-the-art spinning disc confocal microscope for high speed imaging of live cells and super resolution microscopy
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Determining the contribution of peripheral immune complement signalling in the progression of motor neuron disease
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy to improve recovery from spinal cord injury
    Wings for Life
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Central nervous system dendritic cells - guilty or not guilty? (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Innate immune complement signalling in peripheral immune cells during the progression of motor neurone disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Targeting the complement activation fragment C5a to improve the outcome from spinal cord injury
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Spinning disk confocal for advanced high-speed histocytometry and neuromorphology analysis
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Spinal Cure CDF Co-funded Partnership: Unravelling heterogeneity and function of blood-borne macrophages in spinal cord injury in relation to their monocyte precursor origins
    Spinal Cure Australia
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Unravelling the role of blood-borne macrophages in the pathology associated with spinal cord injury (SCI)
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Building UQ's analytical capacity in biomedical sciences
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Molecular Stereology Facility Upgrade
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Enabling grant support - Marc Ruitenberg
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Establishment of a digital Scanscope system for virtual microscopy
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Ageing of the nasal neuroepithelium: macrophages the major culprit?
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2009
    CX3C chemokine signalling in the olfactory epithelium and its role in the self regulation of the olfactory system
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

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  • Neuroimmunology
  • Neuroinflammation
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Traumatic brain injury

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