People
The ELITE Study’s ultimate success is enhanced by diversity—of people, perspectives, talents, and partnerships.
Inviting individuals from across campus and outside the university to participate
The ELITE Study at Stanford is building a dynamic community of individuals motivated to discover the unknown principles of peak performance and translate them to enable optimal health and well-being for all.
The Stanford-based Team
The ELITE Study at Stanford is building a dynamic community of individuals motivated to discover the unknown genetic underpinnings of peak performance.
Euan Ashley, MD, PhD
Executive Committee Member
Roger W. and Joelle G. Burnell Professor of Genomics, Professor of Genetics and Biomedical Data Science
View BioMikael Mattsson, PhD
Senior Research Consultant
Jeffrey Christle, PhD
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Theresia Schnurr, PhD
Visiting Scholar
David Amar, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tia Moscarello, MS
Licensed and Certified Genetic Counselor
Shruti Marwaha, PhD
Research Engineer in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Alex Tolas
Clinical Research Coordinator
Anders Johnson
Clinical Research Coordinator
Brianna Bourne
Clinical Research Coordinator
Anna-Julia Storch, MS
Research Assistant
Research Collaborators
We are lucky to be joined by researchers across the US and the world who share an interest in peak human performance and wish to contribute to this groundbreaking research endeavor.
Jimmy Bagley, PhD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Muscle Physiology Lab, Co-Director of the Exercise Physiology Lab, and Research Director of the Strength and Conditioning Lab at SF State
View BioElaina Biechler, PhD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Coaching Leadership Program Director
View BioClaude Bouchard, PhD
Director of the Human Genomics Laboratory and Professor at Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC)
View BioIvan Carcamo Oribe, PhD
Ikerbasque Research Fellow at the BioBizkaia Health Research Institute
View BioCory Coehoorn, PhD
Professor of Exercise Physiology at Louisiana State University, Shreveport
View BioSvitlana Drozdovska, PhD
Professor at the National University of Physical Training and Sports, Kyiv
View BioMatt Fahey, MS
Master's Candidate and Research Assistant in Exercise Physiology at San Diego State University
Noriyuki Fuku, PhD
Professor at the Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University
View BioValentina Ginevičienė, PhD
Senior researcher and Professor in the Department of Human and Medical Genetics Institute at Vilnius University, Lithuania
View BioCory Greever, PhD
Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
View BioMike Hahn, PhD
Professor of Human Physiology and Director of Bowerman Sports Science Clinic
View BioAdam Lepley, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Applied Exercise Science, Athletic Training, and Movement Science and Co-Director of Michigan Performance Research Laboratory
View BioAlejandro Lucia, MD, PhD
Professor in Exercise Physiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences at European University of Madrid, Spain
View BioChristine Mermier, PhD
Christine Mermier is a Professor and the Laboratory Director of the Human Performance Labs at the University of New Mexico
View BioMichael Newell, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Health, Nutrition and Exercise at the University of Bedfordshire
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