Announcing the 2024 Agility Project awardees
We are delighted to announce and congratulate the recipients of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Agility Project awards. Five outstanding projects from universities around the world were identified by the National Leadership Council as having a strong potential to advance our understanding of the biological principles underlying human performance and expand the Alliance’s current scientific program.
Impact of Sleep and Circadian Disruption on Performance in Elite Female Athletes
Elise Facer-Childs | Monash University
Additional team members: Shona Halson, Leonidas Karagounis, Josh Leota
Deficient Dynamic Neuromuscular Control Explains Risky Landing Mechanics
Francisco Valero-Cuevas | University of Southern California
Unravelling the Issues Underpinning Low Energy Availability in High Performance Athletes
Louise Burke | Australian Catholic University
Additional team members: Shona Halson, Alannah McKay, Jamie Whitfield, Sam Forster, John A. Hawley
Enhancing Athlete Performance Using Deep-Learned Human Physiological States
Aaron Young | Georgia Institute of Technology
Additional team members: Greg Sawicki
Time-Of-Day Specific Metabolic Responses to HIIT Training in Males and Females
Anna Krook | Karonlinska Institutet
Additional team members: Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson, Aidan Brady, Maxence Jollet, Martin Keller, Kirstin MacGregor, Joaquin Ortiz de Zevallos
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