Aaron Reinke

@Reinke_Science

Associate professor at the University of Toronto. Studying how a weird bug infects a weird worm.

Toronto

reinkelab.org

Joined December 2016

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Aaron Reinke
@Reinke_Science
Jun 6, 2024
The lab’s latest preprint, led by @halatamim is now out! In this paper we characterize how bacteria associated with C. elegans impacts microsporidia infection by altering host metabolism and producing compounds that inactive microsporidia spores shorturl.at/3H9tO 1/8
Aaron Reinke
@Reinke_Science
Jun 30, 2025
“Don’t pick the wrong animals, it’s sad” #worm25
Aaron Reinke
@Reinke_Science
Oct 25, 2024
Cool paper describing the discovery of bacteria that adhere to the intestinal cells of C. elegans
biorxiv.org
Dynamics of gut colonization by commensal and pathogenic bacteria that adhere to the intestinal...
Maintaining a healthy gut microbiome plays a critical role in avoiding gut-related pathologies. Bacterial adherence to the intestinal epithelium plays a vital role in niche establishment in the gut,...
Aaron Reinke
@Reinke_Science
Jun 27, 2024
Intergenerational transfer of vitamin B12 accelerates offspring growth and protects against pathogens! Our lab’s latest paper, led by @awillis_science ! cell.com/iscience/fullt… 1/9
Parental dietary vitamin B12 causes intergenerational growth acceleration and protects offspring...
From cell.com
Aaron Reinke
@Reinke_Science
Jun 3, 2024
Interested in host-pathogen evolution? Postdoc position available! We study evolution using a collection of nematodes and natural pathogens including microsporidia, bacteria, and fungi. We welcome people to explore these topics and develop their own ideas.
jobRxiv
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Jun 3, 2024
Postdoc Research Fellow, Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions @Reinke_Science Postdoc position at U. of Toronto studying host-pathogen evolution using nematodes and natural pathogens including microsporidia, bacteria, and fungi jobrxiv.org/job/university… jobrxiv.org/job/university…