Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Symposium

and All-Hands Meeting

Presenter Awards

Thank you to attendees for voting and thank you to all of the poster, demo, and short talk presenters who shared their latest discoveries in human performance, highlighting the breadth of research across the Alliance.

View abstracts (password-protected): poster/demo abstracts |  short talk abstracts

Poster and Demo Awards | March 1 

Most Innovative

  • Kaylee Meyers, University of Oregon | Pledget Sensor to Monitor Tendon and Ligament Suture Force During Physical Therapy
  • Scott Uhlrich, Stanford University: OpenCap: Motor Control and Musculoskeletal Forces From Smartphone Videos

Honorable Mention

  • Annabelle Fowler, UCSD | Network Model of Myocyte Cell Signaling Predicts Muscle Phenotypic Responses to Resistance and Endurance Exercise
  • Shivani Guptasarma | Stanford University: Immersive Simulation for Intelligent Prosthetic Arms
  • Jaeho Park, Stanford University | A Wearable System to Monitor Multi-modal Mental Health Biomarkers for Optimized Human Performance

Fundamental Discovery

  • Xuchao Lyu, Stanford University | Systematic Mapping of Exercise-secreted Factors at Cell Type-specific Resolution
  • Laura van Rosmalen, Salk Institute | Mouse Model for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S)

Honorable Mention

  • Meghan Keating, Boston Children’s Hospital | Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Percent Fat Z-score as a Predictor of Female Athlete Menstrual Status
  • Grace Privett, University of Oregon | Acute Skeletal Muscle Fatigue Reduces Cellular Passive and Active Stiffness
  • Alexander Tolas, Stanford University | Genetic Determinants of Elite Endurance Performance

Translational Impact

  • Tatum Boyd, Stanford University | Best Practices for Translation of Sports Science Information to Young Female Athletes
  • Kristin Whitney, Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School | Boston Marathon Prospective Study: Medical and Performance Outcomes Associated with Indicators of Low Energy Availability

Honorable Mention

  • Samuel Benabou, Stanford University | Closed Your Rings?: Estimating Energy Expenditure in the Real-World Using Wearable Technology
  • Reed Gurchiek, Stanford University | Comparison of Hamstring Kinematics During Accelerative vs Non-accelerative Running
  • Emily Karolidis, University of Oregon | The Lower-Extremity Biomechanical Response to Soccer Cleat Stud Shape

Short Talk Awards | March 2 

Most Innovative

  • Lara Weed, Stanford University | Predicting Circadian Phase From Wrist-Worn Wearables
  • Sarah Johnson, Stanford University | Using smartwatch data to reduce injury and quantify menstrual cycle effects to improve performance

Honorable Mention

  • Alycia Galindo, University of Oregon | Development of a Multifunctional Hydrogel Platform for Investigating and Enhancing Muscle Regeneration
  • Patrick Hall, University of Oregon | Establishing platform fabrication technologies for 3D organoid structures
  • Ruohan Zhang, Stanford University | Quantifying the Effect of Visual Impairments on Daily Household Activities in Virtual, Interactive Environments

Fundamental Discovery

  • Enora Le Flao, Stanford University | Individual-specific associations between head impact kinematics and acute symptoms changes resulting from boxing sparring: An exploratory study
  • Amanda Wiggenhorn, Stanford University | A large class of secreted mammalian peptides with potential to expand cell-cell communication

Honorable Mention

  • Geraldine Maier, Salk Institute | Sex differences in tissue transcriptome response to 8 weeks of voluntary wheel running in young male and female mice
  • Miriam Rowan, Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School | Female Athlete Sleep, Heart Rate Variability, Respiratory Rate, and Resilience
  • Nicos Haralabidis, Stanford University | The Effect of Touchdown Configuration on Top Sprinting Speed: A Simulation Study

Translational Impact

  • Ida Heikura, University of Victoria | Behind the Scenes of the Development of the IOC REDs Clinical Assessment Tool: Canadian cohort
  • Tiffany Stewart, Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Assessment of Mental Resilience in Female Athletes

Honorable Mention

  • Melissa Boswell, Stanford University | Leveraging Mindsets to Improve Physical Activity Engagement
  • Drake Eserhaut, University of Kansas | Traditional Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull System vs. Portable Dual-Handle Device: A Comparative Analysis
  • Kylie Williams, University of Oregon | Early Resistance Rehabilitation to Enhance Functional Regeneration of Femoral Bone Injuries

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