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We are proud to announce and congratulate the 2025 cohort of Wu Tsai Performance Undergraduate Scholars! We have selected 21 excellent students from across the university, representing 8 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 2025 Wu Tsai Performance Scholars:

• Uchenna Akanno, Human Biology, Class of ’25
  Faculty Mentor: Matthew Smuck
• Paul Bergeron, Human Biology, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Kevin Shea
• Kimberly Cheung, Bioengineering, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Jamie Zeitzer
• Sophie Duncan, Bioengineering, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Akshay Chaudhari
• Amelia Everett, Human Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Malene Lindholm
• Julia Flynn, Biology with Neuroscience Concentration, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Joseph Donahue
• Ellie Harned, Human Biology, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Seth Sherman
• Martin Hoberman, Biology, Class of ’25
  Faculty Mentor: Judith Frydman
• Angelina Huang, Human Biology (Intended), Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentors: Marily Oppezzo and Corey Rovzar
• Miranda Johnson, Human Biology, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Joshua W. Knowles
• Alexandra Jones, Biochemistry, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Michael Zeineh
• Shae Lembo, Human Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Kevin Shea
• Catherine Littlewood, Mechanical Engineering, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Michaelle Mayalu
• Peter McGinnes, Biology, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Ashwin Ramayya
• Maria Papworth Burrel, Psychology, Class of ’25
  Faculty Mentor: Laura Gwilliams
• Elle Rosenfeld, Human Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Maléne Lindholm
• Hallie Schiffman, Human Biology, Class of ’25
  Faculty Mentor: Justin Sonnenburg
• Nesara Shree, Biomedical Computation, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Jonathan Long, Ph.D.
• Katelyn Starr, Bioengineering, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Scott Delp
• Ashley Vincent, Computer Science, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Scott Delp
• Ernest Zhang, Data Science, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Matthew Wheeler

Learn about the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Undergraduate Research Program