Wayland Wing-Lun Cheng MD PhD
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor
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1 Barnes Jewish Hospital PlzSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 800-862-9980
Fax+1 314-362-1185
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Summary
- My laboratory studies the structural mechanisms of ion channel gating and pharmacology. We use cryo-EM, photolabeling, mass spectrometry, electrophysiology and MD simulations.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2016 - 2017- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Anesthesiology, 2012 - 2016
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2026
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cryo-EM structures of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel in liposomes.Vikram Dalal, Brandon K Tan, Hanrui Xu, Wayland W L Cheng
Elife. 2025-07-16 - 1 citationsCryo-EM structures of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel in liposomes.Vikram Dalal, Brandon K Tan, Hanrui Xu, Wayland W L Cheng
Biorxiv. 2025-06-02 - 3 citationsThree classes of propofol binding sites on GABAreceptors.Zi-Wei Chen, Satyanarayana M Chintala, John Bracamontes, Yusuke Sugasawa, Spencer R Pierce
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
5 Physician-Scientists Named Dean’s Scholars – Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisJune 22nd, 2023
Grant Support
- Lipid Modulation of Ligand-Gated Ion ChannelsWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2020–2025
- CHARACTERIZING NEUROSTEROID BINDING IN THE GABA(A) RECEPTOR USING TOP-DOWN MASS SPECTROMETRYNIH2017–2020
- Pilot and feasibilityCIMED2017–2019
Committees
- Member, T32 Training Program Executive Advisory Committee 2018 - Present
External Links
- Labhttp://wchenglab.org
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