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The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon

A global effort to transform human health through the science of peak performance, helping everyone lead healthier, more active lives.

Recent Alliance Research in the Media

Read recent work from our Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Researcher's in the media. 

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Sauna Science

Wu Tsai researcher Chris Minson discusses the differences between infrared and traditional saunas, and which one may actually be better for you with GQ. 

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All Recent Alliance News

 

Dalton Lab in the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
An Open-access Biofabrication Device for Regenerative Medicine
New research makes advanced manufacturing technologies accessible to any Human Performance Alliance partner for making scaffolds for human cell culture
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Exploring performance and advancing sports science
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon is helping fuel UO innovation in sports and wellness
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Wu Tsai Alliance Research Symposium 2023
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon hosted the Spring Research Symposium on May 25 at Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact with about 60 people in attendance.
Guest speaker Satchin Panda and Bob Guldberg in the Beetham Family Seminar Room
Knight Campus welcomes circadian rhythm researcher Satchin Panda

The Knight Campus hosted Satchin Panda for a talk on “Circadian Timing for Improving Health & Performance” on Monday, Sept. 26.

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Cutting-edge bioengineering for musculoskeletal regeneration the focus of research paper
A new review paper co-authored by researchers in the Guldberg Lab provides an overview of the latest technological advances targeting musculoskeletal disorders,
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Optimizing performance for the human race

Much of what we know about human health comes from the study of diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease and brain disorders. The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance takes the opposite approach, studying peak performance — from the molecular level to the whole body — with the goal of enabling all people to achieve optimal health and well-being.

A design board of a wearable shoe sensor from master's product design student Gabi Lorenzo
Research and collaboration yield innovation in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon
Sports Product Design master’s student Gabi Lorenzo’s capstone thesis project connects researchers, product designers, sports scientists and women athletes.
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Better athletes, healthier humans
Researchers in the Bowerman Sports Science Center, many of whom are playing key roles for the UO in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, are optimizing performance for elite athletes and weekend warriors
Sports Product Design Department Director Sustan Sokolowski in the studio
Sokolowski joins National Academy of Inventors
Susan Sokolowski was officially inducted as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, June 14-15.
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Ong elected to inventor’s academy
Knight Campus professor and entrepreneur Keat Ghee Ong was officially inducted as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, June 14-15.