Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon | UO Knight Campus Search this site Phil and Penny Knight Menu Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon 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. Our Purpose The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance—a global effort promoting wellness and peak performance—consists of three large public universities and three private institutions. As a founding member of the Alliance, the University of Oregon houses both Regenerative Rehabilitation moonshot and Innovation Hub projects. Together, these projects are advancing society by transforming human health through the science of sport, helping everyone lead healthier, more active lives. Enhance the performance of athletes at all levels. Build athlete resilience and reduce injury risk. Get athletes back to play faster. Explore Recent Alliance Research Brad Wilkins Lab Understanding hormones and women's exercise performance Hormone fluctuations don’t change a woman’s ability to exercise hard, but they do influence how difficult that work feels. Mike Hahn Lab Reducing Injuries in Female Athletes Wu Tsai researchers partner with a sports company to design soccer shoes to reduce ACL injury risk in women. Marian Hettiaratchi Lab Microscopic Scaffolds for Muscle Regeneration Combining 3D printing technology with molecular cues to guide regeneration of muscle. The alliance represents a first-of-its-kind scientific collaboration aiming to transform human health on a global scale through the discovery and translation of the principles underlying athletic performance. This vital work does not just benefit elite athletes. It will help developing athletes, aging athletes—really anyone with a body who wants to function at their peak, which is all of us. Robert Guldberg, professor, vice president and Robert and Leona DeArmond executive director of the Knight Campus and leader of Alliance at Oregon The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance brings together three large public universities and three private institutions. Meet our fellow founding partners. Join Our Growing Team We are recruiting at multiple levels - join a team that is interested in research that makes a real-world impact and who value collaboration, innovation, and interdisciplinary science. Explore Career Opportunities Alliance News Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance researcher named AAAS fellow John Halliwill, a member of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon, has been named a 2025 fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), along with a cohort of 500 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines. Scientists are discovering that sauna's health benefits aren't all hot air Saunas are having a moment, drawing a new generation of wellness seekers to an age-old practice. NPR recently spoke with Chris Minson, a human physiologist supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance who studies thermoregulation and health. UO research advances understanding of hormones and women's exercise performance Fluctuations across the menstrual cycle don't affect ability to exercise hard, but they do change how hard that work feels.