Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Seminar
Speaker: Debashis Sahoo, University of California, San Diego
Why Translational Research Fails—and How AI Can Fix It
Abstract:
Much of today’s translational research still works by trial and error, with only a few clear successes and results that often feel unpredictable. We are developing a smarter discovery platform that combines logical reasoning with artificial intelligence to find patterns that consistently hold true across different studies and populations. The goal is to identify reliable scientific information that clearly explains human health and performance using dependable logic. By learning from large amounts of biological and clinical data, this approach makes discovery more accurate, reproducible, and trustworthy.
Speaker: Natalie David, University of Michigan
Adaptive Skeletal Responses in Collegiate Cross Country Athletes
Abstract:
Since 2019, members of the University of Michigan cross country team have participated in a clinical study investigating predictors of bone stress injuries with running. We will present longitudinal analyses for participants with more than one year of study data, examining trends in bone density over time as predicted by bone turnover markers, energy availability, and lifestyle factors.
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.