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Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry
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Available to mentor
Wei Cheng
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Associate Professor
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Wholey W-Y, Meyer AR, Yoda S-T, Chackerian B, Zikherman J, Cheng W. Vaccines (Basel), 2024 Apr 11; 12 (4):Journal ArticleMinimal Determinants for Lifelong Antiviral Antibody Responses in Mice from a Single Exposure to Virus-like Immunogens at Low Doses.
DOI:10.3390/vaccines12040405 PMID: 38675787 -
Wholey W-Y, Meyer AR, Yoda S-T, Chackerian B, Zikherman J, Cheng W. 2024 Feb 18;PreprintMinimal determinants for lifelong antiviral antibody responses in BALB/c mice from a single exposure to virus-like immunogens at low doses.
DOI:10.1101/2023.02.20.529089 PMID: 36865112 -
Wholey W-Y, Meyer AR, Yoda S-T, Mueller JL, Mathenge R, Chackerian B, Zikherman J, Cheng W. 2024 Jan 31;PreprintAn integrated signaling threshold initiates IgG response towards virus-like immunogens.
DOI:10.1101/2024.01.28.577643 PMID: 38469153 -
Brooks JF, Riggs J, Mueller JL, Mathenge R, Wholey W-Y, Meyer AR, Yoda S-T, Vykunta VS, Nielsen HV, Cheng W, Zikherman J. Nat Immunol, 2023 Oct; 24 (10): 1762 - 1777.Journal ArticleMolecular basis for potent B cell responses to antigen displayed on particles of viral size.
DOI:10.1038/s41590-023-01597-9 PMID: 37653247 -
Nat Immunol, 2023 Oct; 24 (10): 1610 - 1611.Journal ArticleMultivalent virus-like epitope display amplifies BCR signaling independent of avidity.
DOI:10.1038/s41590-023-01619-6 PMID: 37723350 -
Brooks JF, Riggs J, Mueller JL, Mathenge R, Wholey W-Y, Yoda S-T, Vykunta VS, Cheng W, Zikherman J. 2023 Mar 1;PreprintMolecular basis for potent B cell responses to antigen displayed on particles of viral size.
DOI:10.1101/2023.02.15.528761 PMID: 36824873 -
Wholey W-Y, Yoda S-T, Cheng W. Bioconjug Chem, 2021 Dec 15; 32 (12): 2497 - 2506.Journal ArticleSite-Specific and Stable Conjugation of the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain to Liposomes in the Absence of Any Other Adjuvants Elicits Potent Neutralizing Antibodies in BALB/c Mice.
DOI:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00463 PMID: 34775749 -
DeSantis MC, Tian C, Kim JH, Austin JL, Cheng W. Phys Rev Lett, 2020 Sep 18; 125 (12): 128101Journal ArticleProbability of Immobilization on Host Cell Surface Regulates Viral Infectivity.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.128101 PMID: 33016741
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Department News
Yan Zhang, PhD, Jeanne Stuckey, PhD, Markus Ruetz, PhD, Michael Cianfrocco, PhD, and Wei Cheng, PhD, have been promoted.
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Department News
The Cheng lab published a research article in Nature Immunology.