Wei Cheng
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry
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Available to mentor

Wei Cheng
Associate Professor
  • Recent Publications
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    • Preprint
      Minimal determinants for lifelong antiviral antibody responses in BALB/c mice from a single exposure to virus-like immunogens at low doses.
      Wholey W-Y, Meyer AR, Yoda S-T, Chackerian B, Zikherman J, Cheng W. 2024 Feb 18; DOI:10.1101/2023.02.20.529089
      PMID: 36865112
    • Preprint
      An integrated signaling threshold initiates IgG response towards virus-like immunogens.
      Wholey W-Y, Meyer AR, Yoda S-T, Mueller JL, Mathenge R, Chackerian B, Zikherman J, Cheng W. 2024 Jan 31; DOI:10.1101/2024.01.28.577643
      PMID: 38469153
    • Journal Article
      Molecular basis for potent B cell responses to antigen displayed on particles of viral size.
      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. DOI:10.1038/s41590-023-01597-9
      PMID: 37653247
    • Preprint
      Molecular basis for potent B cell responses to antigen displayed on particles of viral size.
      Brooks JF, Riggs J, Mueller JL, Mathenge R, Wholey W-Y, Yoda S-T, Vykunta VS, Cheng W, Zikherman J. 2023 Mar 1; DOI:10.1101/2023.02.15.528761
      PMID: 36824873
    • Journal Article
      Site-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.
      Wholey W-Y, Yoda S-T, Cheng W. Bioconjug Chem, 2021 Dec 15; 32 (12): 2497 - 2506. DOI:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00463
      PMID: 34775749
    • Journal Article
      Probability of Immobilization on Host Cell Surface Regulates Viral Infectivity.
      DeSantis MC, Tian C, Kim JH, Austin JL, Cheng W. Phys Rev Lett, 2020 Sep 18; 125 (12): 128101 DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.128101
      PMID: 33016741
    • Journal Article
      Correction to Quantitation and Stability of Protein Conjugation on Liposomes for Controlled Density of Surface Epitopes.
      Chen Z, Moon JJ, Cheng W. Bioconjug Chem, 2020 Mar 18; 31 (3): 965 DOI:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00033
      PMID: 32027114
    • Journal Article
      Synthetic Liposomal Mimics of Biological Viruses for the Study of Immune Responses to Infection and Vaccination.
      Wholey W-Y, Mueller JL, Tan C, Brooks JF, Zikherman J, Cheng W. Bioconjug Chem, 2020 Mar 18; 31 (3): 685 - 697. DOI:10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00825
      PMID: 31940172
    Featured News & Stories Five faculty members who have been promoted
    Department News
    Five Biological Chemistry faculty members receive promotions
    Yan Zhang, PhD, Jeanne Stuckey, PhD, Markus Ruetz, PhD, Michael Cianfrocco, PhD, and Wei Cheng, PhD, have been promoted.
    Schematic of the library of liposomes engineered to display virus-like antigens
    Department News
    The Cheng lab publishes a research article in Nature Immunology
    The Cheng lab published a research article in Nature Immunology.