Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Seminar
Speaker: Gerard Masdeu Yelamos, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO’s Fit for Life: A Global Sport Alliance Promoting and Protecting Sport for All
Abstract: UNESCO’s Fit for Life Global Sport Alliance works to make sport more inclusive, equitable, and safe for everyone. At its core is a strong research and evidence base, supported by the Knowledge and Innovation Network (KIN). This work helps shape the Global Policy Standards, strengthen collaboration, and translate research into practical action for governments. A key advocacy component is the Fit for Life Digital Dashboard, which transforms survey data into accessible insights, helping countries track progress, spot gaps, and support better sport policy decisions.
Speaker: Amelia Rutherford Everett, Stanford University
Multi-omic Signatures of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation and Memory Following Endurance Training, Detraining, and Retraining
Abstract: Exercise training improves metabolic health, yet its molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Using the EpiTrain one-legged training model, we integrated proteomic data from muscle biopsies with physiological measures to identify pathways underlying skeletal muscle adaptation, detraining, and retraining. Leveraging longitudinal data, we linked molecular changes to mitochondrial function, enzyme activity, and performance. Through differential analysis, pathway enrichment, and predictive modeling, this work provides insight into muscle “memory” and informs strategies to optimize exercise-based prevention of metabolic disease.
About the Seminar Series
The seminar series features speakers from across the institutions that make up the Alliance, covering topics related to our mission of uncovering the principles of performance and translating them to improved performance and care of athletes and all people.
The goal of the seminar series is to foster scientific exchange and the formation of new research collaborations through a set of research talks that are clear and compelling to researchers from a broad range of fields.
Please contact humanperformance@stanford.edu with any questions.