ChemBio Fall 2026 Seminar Series: Guest Speaker: Dr. Wayland Cheng -Washington University in St. Louis/Molecular and Cellular Biology Depart

Event details Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 Time: 11:45 AM Location: Scott Family Hall- 2nd floor - Sheridan Auditorium - Room #221 Type: Exhibits / Arts Tags: Academic Calendar, For Faculty, Seminar, Workshops & Seminars About this event Biography: Dr. Cheng is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a physician-scientist studying the molecular mechanisms governing ion channel structure, gating, and pharmacological modulation. My laboratory integrates single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, electrophysiology and other functional approaches with molecular dynamics simulations. We study pentameric ligand-gated ion channels to understand channel activation, desensitization, and regulation by the membrane environment and small molecules, and have more recently established a research program focused on TRPM3, a sensory ion channel implicated in pain and neurological disease. Our research broadly seeks to understand how lipids, drugs, and other chemical perturbations reshape ion channel conformational landscapes and function . Official event details: https://calendar.ufl.edu/chembio/event/57173-chembio-fall-2026-seminar-series-guest-speaker-dr-wayl