{"id":115,"date":"2021-07-19T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanperformance.ucsd.edu\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:50:54","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanperformance.ucsd.edu\/?page_id=115","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Alliance\u2019s ultimate success is enhanced by diversity\u2014of people, perspectives, talents, and partnerships. UC San Diego embraces these philosophies to improve the lives of people everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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credit Derrick Tuskan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Human Performance Alliance @ UC San Diego
UC San Diego Leadership<\/a>
UC San Diego Investigators<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Human Performance Alliance
Leadership<\/a> Scientific Advisory Council <\/a>
Founders<\/a> Sports Advisory Council <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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credit Erik Jepsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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credit Mike McGinnis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alliance Leadership @
UC San Diego<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew D. McCulloch, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shu Chien Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine (cmrg.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Director, Institute for Engineering in Medicine (iem.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Moonshoot, Multiscale Athlete
Multiscale Modeling & Biomechanics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Samuel Ward, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Interim Vice Dean for Research, School of Medicine<\/span> (muscle.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Innovation Hub<\/strong> @ UC San Diego<\/strong>, Biobank
<\/strong>Triton Center for Performance and Injury Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alliance Members @
UC San Diego<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kim Cooper, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology (ucsdcooperlab.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adam Engler, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor and Chair of Bioengineering (ecm.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Moonshot, Multiscale Athlete, Biobank<\/strong>
Mechanobiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stephanie Fraley, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Bioengineering…..(fraley.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Moonshot, Multiscale Athlete
<\/strong>Mechanobiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Padmini Rangamani, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. (sites.google.com\/eng.ucsd.edu\/prangamani<\/a>)
Moonshot, Multiscale Athlete<\/strong>
Systems Biology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Daniela Valdez-Jasso, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering (dvj.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Faculty Affiliate of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Moonshot, Multiscale Athlete
<\/strong>Biomechanics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Greg Appelbaum, PhD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego
Moonshot and Innovation Hub, <\/strong>
Sports Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rose Yu, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate professor at UC San Diego <\/a>department of Computer Science and Engineering<\/a>
Moonshot<\/strong>, AI\/Machine Learning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Simon Schenk, PhD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
School of Medicine
Moonshot and Innovation hub
<\/strong>Physiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tatum Simonson, PhD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor Dept of Medicine, UCSD
Physiology, Moonshot<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alliance Affiliates, Staff, Post Docs, & Students<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jennifer Stowe, MS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Laboratory Manager & Researcher, McCulloch lab (cmrg.ucsd.edu<\/a>) & Valdez-Jasso Lab (dvj.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Project Manager, Human Performance Alliance @ UC San Diego
Moonshot, Multiscale Athlete
<\/strong>Biomechanics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sela Salzman, MS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lead Researcher Female Athlete Program
Moonshot<\/strong>, Multiscale Athlete<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Swithin Razu, PhD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Project Scientist, McCulloch Lab (cmrg.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Moonshot, Multiscale Athlete
<\/strong>Multiscale Modeling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Severin Ruoss, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Project Scientist, Ward Lab (muscle.ucsd.edu<\/a>) & Engler Lab (ecm.ucsd.edu<\/a>)
Innovation Hub, Biobank<\/strong>
Triton Center for Performance and Injury Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dani Gonzalez<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student, McCulloch Lab
Moonshot
<\/strong>Biomechanics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jason Berry, PhD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Associate Athletic Director – Health and Performance
Moonshot and Hub,
<\/strong>Athletics <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jon Gregory <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Athletic Director, Performance
Moonshot and Innovation Hub
<\/strong>Athlete Engagement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oscar Vila Dieguez, PhD\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral researcher, Ward Lab
Innovation hub<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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