Sandra Siegert
24 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19566 |

Schoot Uiterkamp FE, Maes ME, Alamalhoda M, Firoozi A, Colombo G, Siegert S. 2025. Optic nerve crush does not induce retinal ganglion cell loss in the contralateral eye. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(3), 49.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19593 |
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Hübschmann V, Korkut M, Venturino A, Maya-Arteaga JP, Siegert S. 2025. Microglia determine an immune-challenged environment and facilitate ibuprofen action in human retinal organoids. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1), 98.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14257 |

Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Velicky P, Korinkova H, Watson J, Cenameri A, Sommer CM, Amberg N, Venturino A, Roessler K, Czech T, Höftberger R, Siegert S, Novarino G, Jonas PM, Danzl JG. 2024. Imaging brain tissue architecture across millimeter to nanometer scales. Nature Biotechnology. 42, 1051–1064.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14363 |

Maes ME, Colombo G, Schoot Uiterkamp FE, Sternberg F, Venturino A, Pohl EE, Siegert S. 2023. Mitochondrial network adaptations of microglia reveal sex-specific stress response after injury and UCP2 knockout. iScience. 26(10), 107780.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11995 |

Schulz R, Korkut M, Venturino A, Colombo G, Siegert S. 2022. Chimeric GPCRs mimic distinct signaling pathways and modulate microglia responses. Nature Communications. 13, 4728.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12117 |

Hübschmann V, Korkut M, Siegert S. 2022. Assessing human iPSC-derived microglia identity and function by immunostaining, phagocytosis, calcium activity, and inflammation assay. STAR Protocols. 3(4), 101866.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11478 |

Bartalska K, Hübschmann V, Korkut M, Cubero RJ, Venturino A, Rössler K, Czech T, Siegert S. 2022. A systematic characterization of microglia-like cell occurrence during retinal organoid differentiation. iScience. 25(7), 104580.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12244 |

Colombo G, Cubero RJ, Kanari L, Venturino A, Schulz R, Scolamiero M, Agerberg J, Mathys H, Tsai L-H, Chachólski W, Hess K, Siegert S. 2022. A tool for mapping microglial morphology, morphOMICs, reveals brain-region and sex-dependent phenotypes. Nature Neuroscience. 25(10), 1379–1393.
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2022 | Draft | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 11950 |

Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Velicky P, Korinkova H, Watson J, Cenameri A, Sommer CM, Venturino A, Roessler K, Czech T, Siegert S, Novarino G, Jonas PM, Danzl JG. Uncovering brain tissue architecture across scales with super-resolution light microscopy. bioRxiv, 10.1101/2022.08.17.504272.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9642 |

Venturino A, Schulz R, De Jesús-Cortés H, Maes ME, Nagy B, Reilly-Andújar F, Colombo G, Cubero RJ, Schoot Uiterkamp FE, Bear MF, Siegert S. 2021. Microglia enable mature perineuronal nets disassembly upon anesthetic ketamine exposure or 60-Hz light entrainment in the healthy brain. Cell Reports. 36(1), 109313.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10655 |

Maes ME, Wögenstein GM, Colombo G, Casado Polanco R, Siegert S. 2021. Optimizing AAV2/6 microglial targeting identified enhanced efficiency in the photoreceptor degenerative environment. Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development. 23, 210–224.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10565 |

Venturino A, Siegert S. 2021. Minimally invasive protocols and quantification for microglia-mediated perineuronal net disassembly in mouse brain. STAR Protocols. 2(4), 101012.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6521 |

Maes ME, Colombo G, Schulz R, Siegert S. 2019. Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges. Neuroscience Letters. 707, 134310.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1253 |

Tsai L, Siegert S. 2016. How MicroRNAs Are involved in splitting the mind. JAMA Psychiatry. 73(4), 409–410.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1613 |

Mungenast A, Siegert S, Tsai L. 2016. Modeling Alzheimer’s disease with human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 73, 13–31.
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2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1803
Rei D, Mason X, Seo J, Gräff J, Rudenko A, Wang J, Rueda R, Siegert S, Cho S, Canter R, Mungenast A, Deisseroth K, Tsai L. 2015. Basolateral amygdala bidirectionally modulates stress induced hippocampal learning and memory deficits through a p25/Cdk5-dependent pathway. PNAS. 112(23), 7291–7296.
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2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1800
Busskamp V, Duebel J, Bálya D, Fradot M, Viney T, Siegert S, Groner A, Cabuy E, Forster V, Seeliger M, Biel M, Humphries P, Pâques M, Mohand Saïd S, Trono D, Deisseroth K, Sähel J, Picaud S, Roska B. 2010. Genetic reactivation of cone photoreceptors restores visual responses in retinitis pigmentosa. Science. 329(5990), 413–417.
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2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1797
Viney T, Bálint K, Hillier D, Siegert S, Boldogköi Z, Enquist L, Meister M, Cepko C, Roska B. 2007. Local retinal circuits of melanopsin-containing ganglion cells identified by transsynaptic viral tracing. Current Biology. 17(11), 981–988.
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Segmentation of High-dimensional data using AI for Precise Evaluation (shAIpe)
EIT Health
Microglia action towards neuronal circuit formation and function in health and disease (MICROGLIA-CIRCUIT)
2017-05-01 – 2022-10-31
European Research Council
2023-09-01 – 2026-08-31
Austrian Science Fund
2024-03-01 – 2025-08-31
European Research Council
24 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19566 |

Schoot Uiterkamp FE, Maes ME, Alamalhoda M, Firoozi A, Colombo G, Siegert S. 2025. Optic nerve crush does not induce retinal ganglion cell loss in the contralateral eye. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(3), 49.
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19593 |
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Hübschmann V, Korkut M, Venturino A, Maya-Arteaga JP, Siegert S. 2025. Microglia determine an immune-challenged environment and facilitate ibuprofen action in human retinal organoids. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1), 98.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14257 |

Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Velicky P, Korinkova H, Watson J, Cenameri A, Sommer CM, Amberg N, Venturino A, Roessler K, Czech T, Höftberger R, Siegert S, Novarino G, Jonas PM, Danzl JG. 2024. Imaging brain tissue architecture across millimeter to nanometer scales. Nature Biotechnology. 42, 1051–1064.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 14363 |

Maes ME, Colombo G, Schoot Uiterkamp FE, Sternberg F, Venturino A, Pohl EE, Siegert S. 2023. Mitochondrial network adaptations of microglia reveal sex-specific stress response after injury and UCP2 knockout. iScience. 26(10), 107780.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11995 |

Schulz R, Korkut M, Venturino A, Colombo G, Siegert S. 2022. Chimeric GPCRs mimic distinct signaling pathways and modulate microglia responses. Nature Communications. 13, 4728.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12117 |

Hübschmann V, Korkut M, Siegert S. 2022. Assessing human iPSC-derived microglia identity and function by immunostaining, phagocytosis, calcium activity, and inflammation assay. STAR Protocols. 3(4), 101866.
[Published Version]
View
| Files available
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11478 |

Bartalska K, Hübschmann V, Korkut M, Cubero RJ, Venturino A, Rössler K, Czech T, Siegert S. 2022. A systematic characterization of microglia-like cell occurrence during retinal organoid differentiation. iScience. 25(7), 104580.
[Published Version]
View
| Files available
| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12244 |

Colombo G, Cubero RJ, Kanari L, Venturino A, Schulz R, Scolamiero M, Agerberg J, Mathys H, Tsai L-H, Chachólski W, Hess K, Siegert S. 2022. A tool for mapping microglial morphology, morphOMICs, reveals brain-region and sex-dependent phenotypes. Nature Neuroscience. 25(10), 1379–1393.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Draft | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 11950 |

Michalska JM, Lyudchik J, Velicky P, Korinkova H, Watson J, Cenameri A, Sommer CM, Venturino A, Roessler K, Czech T, Siegert S, Novarino G, Jonas PM, Danzl JG. Uncovering brain tissue architecture across scales with super-resolution light microscopy. bioRxiv, 10.1101/2022.08.17.504272.
[Preprint]
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| DOI
| Download Preprint (ext.)
2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9642 |

Venturino A, Schulz R, De Jesús-Cortés H, Maes ME, Nagy B, Reilly-Andújar F, Colombo G, Cubero RJ, Schoot Uiterkamp FE, Bear MF, Siegert S. 2021. Microglia enable mature perineuronal nets disassembly upon anesthetic ketamine exposure or 60-Hz light entrainment in the healthy brain. Cell Reports. 36(1), 109313.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10655 |

Maes ME, Wögenstein GM, Colombo G, Casado Polanco R, Siegert S. 2021. Optimizing AAV2/6 microglial targeting identified enhanced efficiency in the photoreceptor degenerative environment. Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development. 23, 210–224.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| WoS
2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10565 |

Venturino A, Siegert S. 2021. Minimally invasive protocols and quantification for microglia-mediated perineuronal net disassembly in mouse brain. STAR Protocols. 2(4), 101012.
[Published Version]
View
| Files available
| DOI
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6521 |

Maes ME, Colombo G, Schulz R, Siegert S. 2019. Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges. Neuroscience Letters. 707, 134310.
[Published Version]
View
| Files available
| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1253 |

Tsai L, Siegert S. 2016. How MicroRNAs Are involved in splitting the mind. JAMA Psychiatry. 73(4), 409–410.
[Submitted Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1613 |

Mungenast A, Siegert S, Tsai L. 2016. Modeling Alzheimer’s disease with human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 73, 13–31.
[Submitted Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1803
Rei D, Mason X, Seo J, Gräff J, Rudenko A, Wang J, Rueda R, Siegert S, Cho S, Canter R, Mungenast A, Deisseroth K, Tsai L. 2015. Basolateral amygdala bidirectionally modulates stress induced hippocampal learning and memory deficits through a p25/Cdk5-dependent pathway. PNAS. 112(23), 7291–7296.
View
| DOI
2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1800
Busskamp V, Duebel J, Bálya D, Fradot M, Viney T, Siegert S, Groner A, Cabuy E, Forster V, Seeliger M, Biel M, Humphries P, Pâques M, Mohand Saïd S, Trono D, Deisseroth K, Sähel J, Picaud S, Roska B. 2010. Genetic reactivation of cone photoreceptors restores visual responses in retinitis pigmentosa. Science. 329(5990), 413–417.
View
| DOI
2007 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1797
Viney T, Bálint K, Hillier D, Siegert S, Boldogköi Z, Enquist L, Meister M, Cepko C, Roska B. 2007. Local retinal circuits of melanopsin-containing ganglion cells identified by transsynaptic viral tracing. Current Biology. 17(11), 981–988.
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| DOI