Dr Stephanie Rainey
- Research Fellow (Virology)
email:
Stephanie.Rainey@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
She/her/hers
Centre for Virus Research, Level 3 Henry Wellcome Building, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1qh
Publications
2026
Ant, Thomas H., Martinez, Julien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-2921, McNamara, Cameron J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2026)
The biology of Wolbachia.
In: Yamanaka, Naoki and Atkinson, Peter W. (eds.)
Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science [2nd Edition].
Elsevier, pp. 135-159.
ISBN 9780323958189
(doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95424-2.00062-5)
2025
Parry, E. R.S. et al. (2025) Imaging the lifecycle of Microsporidia sp. MB in Anopheles coluzzii from western Burkina Faso reveals octosporogony. mSphere, 10(6), e00851-24. (doi: 10.1128/msphere.00851-24) (PMID:40401914) (PMCID:PMC12188704)
2024
Lefteri, Daniella A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Murdochy, Shivan M. and Sinkins, Steven
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2024)
Bunyamwera virus infection of Wolbachia-carrying aedes aegypti mosquitoes reduces Wolbachia density.
Viruses, 16(8),
1336.
(doi: 10.3390/v16081336)
(PMID:39205310)
(PMCID:PMC11360823)
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Lefteri, Daniella A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Darby, Christie, Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458, Merits, Andres and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2024)
Evidence of differences in cellular regulation of Wolbachia-mediated viral inhibition between alphaviruses and flaviviruses.
Viruses, 16(1),
115.
(doi: 10.3390/v16010115)
(PMID:38257815)
(PMCID:PMC10818798)
2023
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Geoghegan, Vincent, Lefteri, Daniella A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Ant, Thomas H., Martinez, Julien
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-2921, McNamara, Cameron J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418, Kamel, Wael
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-2648, de Laurent, Zaydah Rolande, Castello, Alfredo
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1499-4662 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2023)
Differences in proteome perturbations caused by the Wolbachia strain wAu suggest multiple mechanisms of Wolbachia-mediated antiviral activity.
Scientific Reports, 13,
11737.
(doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38127-4)
(PMID:37474590)
(PMCID:PMC10359319)
Ant, Thomas H., Mancini, Maria Vittoria, McNamara, Cameron J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2023)
Wolbachia-virus interactions and arbovirus control through population replacement in mosquitoes.
Pathogens and Global Health, 117(3),
pp. 245-258.
(doi: 10.1080/20477724.2022.2117939)
(PMID:36205550)
(PMCID:PMC10081064)
2021
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Geoghegan, Vincent, Lefteri, Daniella A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Ant, Thomas H., Martinez, Julien
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-2921, McNamara, Cameron
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2021)
Wolbachia strain wAu differs in cellular perturbation and virus inhibition profiles from previously characterised Wolbachia strains.
bioRxiv,
(doi: 10.1101/2021.09.02.458666)
2017
Geoghegan, Vincent, Stainton, Kirsty, Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Ant, Thomas H., Dowle, Adam A., Larson, Tony, Hester, Svenja, Charles, Philip D., Thomas, Benjamin and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2017)
Perturbed cholesterol and vesicular trafficking associated with dengue blocking in Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti cells.
Nature Communications, 8,
526.
(doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00610-8)
(PMID:28904344)
(PMCID:PMC5597582)
2016
Wijayanti, Siwi P. M., Porphyre, Thibaud, Chase-Topping, Margo, Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, McFarlane, Melanie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2291, Schnettler, Esther, Biek, Roman
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-5357 and Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458
(2016)
The importance of socio-economic versus environmental risk factors for reported dengue cases in Java, Indonesia.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(9),
e0004964.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004964)
(PMID:27603137)
(PMCID:PMC5014450)
Halberg, Kenneth A., Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Veland, Iben R., Neuert, Helen, Dornan, Anthony J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5228-2893, Klämbt, Christian, Davies, Shireen-Anne
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-1302 and Dow, Julian A.T.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-5146
(2016)
The cell adhesion molecule Fasciclin2 regulates brush border length and organization in Drosophila renal tubules.
Nature Communications, 7,
11266.
(doi: 10.1038/ncomms11266)
(PMID:27072072)
(PMCID:PMC4833865)
Rainey, S. M. et al. (2016) Wolbachia blocks viral genome replication early in infection without a transcriptional response by the endosymbiont or host small RNA pathways. PLoS Pathogens, 12(4), e1005536. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005536) (PMID:27089431) (PMCID:PMC4835223)
Wijayanti, Siwi P. M., Sunaryo, Sunaryo, Suprihatin, Suprihatin, McFarlane, Melanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2291, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Dietrich, Isabelle, Schnettler, Esther, Biek, Roman
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-5357 and Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458
(2016)
Dengue in Java, Indonesia: relevance of mosquito indices as risk predictors.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(3),
e0004500.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004500)
(PMID:26967524)
(PMCID:PMC4788303)
2015
Kean, Joy, Rainey, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, McFarlane, Melanie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2291, Donald, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-0707, Schnettler, Esther, Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458 and Pondeville, Emilie
(2015)
Fighting arbovirus transmission: natural and engineered control of vector competence in aedes mosquitoes.
Insects, 6(1),
pp. 236-278.
(doi: 10.3390/insects6010236)
(PMID:26463078)
(PMCID:PMC4553541)
2014
McFarlane, M. et al. (2014) Characterization of Aedes aegypti innate-immune pathways that limit Chikungunya virus replication. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(7), e2994. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002994) (PMID:25058001) (PMCID:PMC4109886)
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Shah, Pranav, Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458 and Dietrich, Isabelle
(2014)
Understanding the Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of arboviruses in mosquitoes: progress and challenges.
Journal of General Virology, 95(3),
pp. 517-530.
(doi: 10.1099/vir.0.057422-0)
(PMID:24343914)
Articles
Parry, E. R.S. et al. (2025) Imaging the lifecycle of Microsporidia sp. MB in Anopheles coluzzii from western Burkina Faso reveals octosporogony. mSphere, 10(6), e00851-24. (doi: 10.1128/msphere.00851-24) (PMID:40401914) (PMCID:PMC12188704)
Lefteri, Daniella A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Murdochy, Shivan M. and Sinkins, Steven
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2024)
Bunyamwera virus infection of Wolbachia-carrying aedes aegypti mosquitoes reduces Wolbachia density.
Viruses, 16(8),
1336.
(doi: 10.3390/v16081336)
(PMID:39205310)
(PMCID:PMC11360823)
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Lefteri, Daniella A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Darby, Christie, Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458, Merits, Andres and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2024)
Evidence of differences in cellular regulation of Wolbachia-mediated viral inhibition between alphaviruses and flaviviruses.
Viruses, 16(1),
115.
(doi: 10.3390/v16010115)
(PMID:38257815)
(PMCID:PMC10818798)
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Geoghegan, Vincent, Lefteri, Daniella A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Ant, Thomas H., Martinez, Julien
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-2921, McNamara, Cameron J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418, Kamel, Wael
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-2648, de Laurent, Zaydah Rolande, Castello, Alfredo
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1499-4662 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2023)
Differences in proteome perturbations caused by the Wolbachia strain wAu suggest multiple mechanisms of Wolbachia-mediated antiviral activity.
Scientific Reports, 13,
11737.
(doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38127-4)
(PMID:37474590)
(PMCID:PMC10359319)
Ant, Thomas H., Mancini, Maria Vittoria, McNamara, Cameron J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2023)
Wolbachia-virus interactions and arbovirus control through population replacement in mosquitoes.
Pathogens and Global Health, 117(3),
pp. 245-258.
(doi: 10.1080/20477724.2022.2117939)
(PMID:36205550)
(PMCID:PMC10081064)
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Geoghegan, Vincent, Lefteri, Daniella A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-4254, Ant, Thomas H., Martinez, Julien
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-2921, McNamara, Cameron
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2021)
Wolbachia strain wAu differs in cellular perturbation and virus inhibition profiles from previously characterised Wolbachia strains.
bioRxiv,
(doi: 10.1101/2021.09.02.458666)
Geoghegan, Vincent, Stainton, Kirsty, Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Ant, Thomas H., Dowle, Adam A., Larson, Tony, Hester, Svenja, Charles, Philip D., Thomas, Benjamin and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2017)
Perturbed cholesterol and vesicular trafficking associated with dengue blocking in Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti cells.
Nature Communications, 8,
526.
(doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00610-8)
(PMID:28904344)
(PMCID:PMC5597582)
Wijayanti, Siwi P. M., Porphyre, Thibaud, Chase-Topping, Margo, Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, McFarlane, Melanie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2291, Schnettler, Esther, Biek, Roman
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-5357 and Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458
(2016)
The importance of socio-economic versus environmental risk factors for reported dengue cases in Java, Indonesia.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(9),
e0004964.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004964)
(PMID:27603137)
(PMCID:PMC5014450)
Halberg, Kenneth A., Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Veland, Iben R., Neuert, Helen, Dornan, Anthony J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5228-2893, Klämbt, Christian, Davies, Shireen-Anne
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-1302 and Dow, Julian A.T.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-5146
(2016)
The cell adhesion molecule Fasciclin2 regulates brush border length and organization in Drosophila renal tubules.
Nature Communications, 7,
11266.
(doi: 10.1038/ncomms11266)
(PMID:27072072)
(PMCID:PMC4833865)
Rainey, S. M. et al. (2016) Wolbachia blocks viral genome replication early in infection without a transcriptional response by the endosymbiont or host small RNA pathways. PLoS Pathogens, 12(4), e1005536. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005536) (PMID:27089431) (PMCID:PMC4835223)
Wijayanti, Siwi P. M., Sunaryo, Sunaryo, Suprihatin, Suprihatin, McFarlane, Melanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2291, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Dietrich, Isabelle, Schnettler, Esther, Biek, Roman
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-5357 and Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458
(2016)
Dengue in Java, Indonesia: relevance of mosquito indices as risk predictors.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(3),
e0004500.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004500)
(PMID:26967524)
(PMCID:PMC4788303)
Kean, Joy, Rainey, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, McFarlane, Melanie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2291, Donald, Claire
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-0707, Schnettler, Esther, Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458 and Pondeville, Emilie
(2015)
Fighting arbovirus transmission: natural and engineered control of vector competence in aedes mosquitoes.
Insects, 6(1),
pp. 236-278.
(doi: 10.3390/insects6010236)
(PMID:26463078)
(PMCID:PMC4553541)
McFarlane, M. et al. (2014) Characterization of Aedes aegypti innate-immune pathways that limit Chikungunya virus replication. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(7), e2994. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002994) (PMID:25058001) (PMCID:PMC4109886)
Rainey, Stephanie M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495, Shah, Pranav, Kohl, Alain
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458 and Dietrich, Isabelle
(2014)
Understanding the Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of arboviruses in mosquitoes: progress and challenges.
Journal of General Virology, 95(3),
pp. 517-530.
(doi: 10.1099/vir.0.057422-0)
(PMID:24343914)
Book Sections
Ant, Thomas H., Martinez, Julien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-2921, McNamara, Cameron J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3467-5418, Rainey, Stephanie M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5495 and Sinkins, Steven P.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1832
(2026)
The biology of Wolbachia.
In: Yamanaka, Naoki and Atkinson, Peter W. (eds.)
Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science [2nd Edition].
Elsevier, pp. 135-159.
ISBN 9780323958189
(doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95424-2.00062-5)
Research datasets
2023
Rainey, S., Geoghegan, V., Lefteri, D. , Ant, T., Martinez, J. , McNamara, C., Kamel, W. , de Laurent, Z., Castello, A. and Sinkins, S. (2023) Differences in proteome perturbations caused by the Wolbachia strain wAu suggest multiple mechanisms of Wolbachia-mediated antiviral activity. [Data Collection]