The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium features a keynote address by Professor Deborah Kado, MD, speaking on the gut microbiome and how older men provide clues to what constitutes a healthy gut. Our 2025 Wu Tsai Performance Undergraduate Scholars will share 1-minute lightning talks about their human performance research, followed by […]
Speaker: Nicos Haralabidis, Stanford University
Title: Simulations Reveal How Touchdown Kinematic Variables Affect Top Sprinting Speed: Implications for Coaching
Speaker: Manoj Hariharan, Salk
Title: DNA Methylation Dynamics in Skeletal Muscle Cell-types in Response to Endurance Exercise
Speaker: Nick Willett, University of Oregon
Title: Interfacing Immunoengineering and Regenerative Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Injuries
Speaker: Thayne Munce, University of Kansas
Title: Collision Course: Tackling Brain Injury in Youth Football
Speaker: Olivia Bruce, Stanford University
Title: Interrogating Relationships between Bone Loading and Metabolism in Response to Acute Exercise
Speaker: Rose Yu, University of California San Diego
Title: BIGE: Biomechanics-informed GenAI for Exercise Science
Join us for the inaugural Stanford Female Athlete Research Meeting (FARM), a full-day event bringing together stakeholders in academia, sports, education, industry, and media to advance health and performance for women and girls in sport.
Speaker: Daniel Katz, Stanford University
Title: The Molecular Map of Exercise
Speaker: Hannah Heigold, Stanford University
Title: Stanford Balance Level Evaluation (StaBLE): Democratizing balance assessment with smartphone video
Speaker: Alis Balayan, University of California, San Diego, Frank Pittman, University of Oregon
Title: A Multi-Site Biobanking and Validation Pipeline for Primary Human Skeletal Muscle Cells
Engage with NFL stars, College Athletes, Health Experts and Mental Health Advocates in a free, interactive learning format. Dinner included.
Speaker: Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Kansas University
Title: Skill Enhancement in Basketball: A Research Perspective on Shooting Mechanics
Speaker: Shannon Hugard, University of Oregon
Title: Bone Adaptation in First-Time Marathon Runners: Performance and Injury Outcomes
Join Stanford CareerEd, in partnership with Cardinal Compass and the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, for an engaging panel and interactive activity featuring Stanford alumni working across the sports industry. Panelists include Stanford alumni working behind the scenes in marketing, strategy, legal, and athlete performance roles within the sports industry. Together, they represent the wide range of career paths that exist beyond playing on the field.
Speaker: Elizabeth Schumann, Stanford University
Title: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Modeling and Measuring Ergonomic and Biomechanical Factors in Peak Piano Performance
Speakers:
Bradley Needles, University of Colorado
Luis Morata Moreno, University of Colorado
Title: The Effects of Advanced Footwear Technology Midsole Properties on the Biomechanics and Running Economy of Female and Male Athletes