Moonshots
Addressing fundamental scientific and technical challenges for a profound impact on human performance
The network of institutions that make up the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance is exploring four scientific moonshots:
- The Digital Athlete
- Regenerative Rehabilitation
- The Molecular Athlete
- The Multiscale Athlete
The Alliance at Stanford leads the Digital Athlete moonshot, which is creating a platform to synthesize and integrate biological data and principles with extensive data from individuals to predict performance and, more broadly, to optimize health. The other moonshots are based at our Alliance partners’ institutions. We are integrating our research efforts with theirs to collectively advance the goals of these other moonshots.
For more information on each of the moonshots, visit the Human Performance Alliance network website.
Latest Moonshot Discoveries and Innovations
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Five years of discovery: The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance marks a milestone
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We welcome insights from every field that touches on human performance wherever they might arise—from psychology and biochemistry, stretching all the way to the humanities—and will pull all these facets together under one umbrella to achieve our ultimate goal of improving health for all people.
Scott Delp, PhD
James H. Clark Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering
Image courtesy Florent Vial (track)
Get Engaged
We invite faculty, students, staff, alumni, friends, and external organizations to participate in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford.