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We are proud to announce and congratulate the 2026 cohort of Wu Tsai Performance Undergraduate Scholars! We have selected 24 excellent students from across the university, representing 10 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 2026 Wu Tsai Performance Scholars:

• Joshua Adelberg, Undeclared (expected Biology), Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Craig Heller
• Rod Azghadi, Human Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Kevin Shea
• Paul Bergeron, Undeclared (expected Human Biology), Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Kevin Shea
• Laszlo Bollyky, Computer Science, Economics, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: James Landay
• Sariah Doresca, Design Engineering + Pre-med, Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Carlos Milla
• Samantha Ennin, Undeclared, Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Emily Kraus
• Ava Gall, Human Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Scott Delp
• Daria Gusarova, BS in Biology (Computational & Systems Biology), MS in Biology, Class of ’26
  Faculty Mentor: Scott Delp
• Xander Hong, Mechanical Engineering, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Matthew Smuck
• Kiian Huenemann, Cellular, Molecular, and Organismal Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Nidhi Bhutani
• Remy Kim, Symbolic Systems, Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Constance Chu
• Charlotte Kohler, Human Biology, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Seth Sherman
• Jason Liu, Undeclared (expected Computational Biology), Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Jamie Zeitzer
• Ju-ah Paik, Human Biology, Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Emily Kraus
• Addison Sauickie, Chemistry, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Michael Lin
• Owen Solano, Undeclared (expected Biology), Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Craig Heller
• Emma Sralla, Product Design, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Kevin Shea
• Akanksha Subbarao, Mechanical Engineering, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Peter Yang
• Emily Thompson, Bioengineering, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Matthew Wheeler
• Michelle To, Cellular, Molecular, and Organismal Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Katrin Svensson
• Aaron Tran, Biology, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Seth Sherman
• Patricia Tran, Biomechanical Engineering, Class of ’28
  Faculty Mentor: Michael Longaker
• Sybren van den Bedem, Mathematics, Class of ’27
  Faculty Mentor: Scott Delp
• Matthew Won, Undeclared (expected Symbolic Systems), Class of ’29
  Faculty Mentor: Eun Young Choi

Learn about the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Undergraduate Research Program