The department is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Wayland Cheng as the Associate Division Chief of the Division of Basic Research (DBR), effective March 1, 2026.
Cheng appointed Associate Division Chief of the Division of Basic Research
Category: DBR
Welcome Dr. Kathleen Bickel
Dr. Kathleen Bickel has joined the Department of Anesthesiology as faculty with a split appointment in the Division of Regional and Ambulatory Anesthesia and the Division of Basic Research.
The Impact of Nanodiscs on Ion Channel Structure: Implications for Drug Design in Pain and Anesthesia
New research authored by members of the Wayland Cheng lab reveals the effect of nanodiscs on the structure of ion channels, crucial for pain and anesthesia drugs.
Moron-Concepcion named Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology
Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology, neuroscience, and psychiatry, was installed as the Henry Elliot Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Dr. Vivian Gonzalez-Perez recruited as new tenure-track assistant professor
Vivian Gonzalez-Perez, PhD, a highly accomplished scholar whose research focus is ion channel biophysics and physiology, is being promoted from research instructor to tenure track assistant professor on July 1, 2023. Her appointment marks a significant milestone in her career, as she prepares to make further groundbreaking contributions to the scientific community.
Department ranks in top 3 in NIH research funding in 2022
According to the latest data compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked No. 3 among the nation’s top anesthesiology departments in terms of research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Study elucidates mechanism of lipid regulation of ion channels
In a recent study published in Nature Communications on November 17, 2022, Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD, and colleagues solved the structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel in an open-channel conformation using single particle cryo-electron microscopy.
Department ranks #2 in NIH funding for second straight year (2021)
The Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked #2 nationwide among anesthesiology departments in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Electrical signaling in cells focus of $8.8 million grant (Links to an external site)
Dr. Baron Chanda received a grant from the NINDS to to study cells’ ion channels as potential targets for new drugs to treat disorders affecting the brain, heart and muscles.
Department ranks 2nd in country in NIH funding in 2020
The department received over $16.1 million in federal funding from the NIH, and six faculty ranked in the top 50 for total NIH funding to individual anesthesia principal investigators.