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We are proud to announce and congratulate the 2023 cohort of Wu Tsai Performance Undergraduate Scholars! We have selected 12 excellent students from across the university, representing 5 different majors from the Schools of Engineering and the Humanities and Sciences. They will conduct impactful research projects in human performance this summer with Stanford faculty mentors in the Schools of Engineering, Medicine, and Humanities and Sciences. For many, these research projects provide an opportunity for them to combine their interest in scientific discovery with personal passions in athletics, nutrition, health technology, and mental health.

Announcing the 2023 Wu Tsai Performance Scholars:

• Uchenna Akanno – Human Biology, Computer Science
  Determining the Transporter that Mediates the Transportation of Exercise Metabolite Lac-Phe in Cells
• Anjana Balachandar – Undeclared
  Optimization of Biocompatibility in the Novel Hybprinter
• Sydney Barta – Bioengineering, Human Biology
  Smartphone-Based Kinematic Analysis for the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Physical Exam Return to Sport Criteria
• Maya Doms – Human Biology
  Validity of Using Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) for Load Monitoring in Return to Play Protocol Post-Bone Stress Injury
• Julia Flora  – Human Biology
  Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) Risk and Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture in Female Endurance Athletes
• Imogen Gardiner – Symbolic Systems
  The Effects of HIIT versus MICT on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: a Randomized Control Study Analyzing Heart Rate Variability, Anxiety, and Lipid Panels
• Olivia Geoghan  – Human Biology
  Measuring the Effect of Core Temperature on Lactate Threshold at High Ambient Temperature
• Nadia Hemmat  – Human Biology
  Understanding How Female Athletes Perceive Menstruation Education in Sport
• Samuel Ogunsanya  – Human Biology
  Investigating Salivary Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number as a measure of VO2max in Elite Athletes
• Evelyn Song – Symbolic Systems
  Implementing an Early Preventive Protocol for the Treatment of Depression Using iSPOT-D Circuitry Analysis
• Annabelle Smith – Biology
  Enhancing Human Performance during High-risk, Time-pressured Activities: Training Healthcare Professionals to Optimize Cognitive, Technical and Behavioral Skills during Neonatal Resuscitation
• Maya Valmon – Human Biology
  Investigating the Effects of Acute Endurance and Strength Training on Quality of Life Measures in Sedentary Adults

Learn about the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Undergraduate Research Program