Winner of the 2019 Carlo De Luca Emerging Scientist Award
On behalf of ISB, we have the great pleasure to announce that the winner of the 2019 Carlo De Luca Emerging Scientist Award sponsored by the De Luca Foundation is Dr. Adrian Ka Ming Lai, Simon Fraser University, Canada, for his work titled “Reverse engineering motor unit recruitment: A framework for studying motor unit recruitment during […]
De Luca Foundation Thanks ISB Prof. Joseph Hamill
Natick, Mass. Aug. 2, 2019—The De Luca Foundation thanks Prof. Joseph Hamill, ISB President 2017-19, for his long-standing support of the Motor Control Group initiative and the vision of the De Luca Foundation. On July 31, 2019 the Motor Control Group was officially recognized as a Technical Group of the ISB; Prof. Hamill was the driving force behind […]
The De Luca Foundation is Proud to Support the Biomechanics Community
What is biomechanics? It’s the story of us… how we move through the world: Forward, backward, up and down. Under and over. It’s the story about technology, science, music, medicine, sports and art. It’s written in equations, steps, rotations, collision, code and sweat. It’s full of setbacks and successes. It’s a story built on the […]
Phase I Selections for DLF App Development Competition
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2019 Phase I App Development Competition are Prof. Bart Jansen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Prof. Janie Wilson (McMaster University). Their teams will receive hardware and software, kindly provided by Delsys Inc., needed to develop the selected apps in Phase II of the competition: The developments will be made […]
Dr. Bart Jansen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Wins Phase I App Development Competition
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Bart Jansen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) as one of the winners of our Phase I App Development Competition, which provides a chance to win equipment and cash awards by developing EMG-centric applications for mobile devices with real-world viability. Dr. Bart Jansen will lead a team to develop […]
Dr. Janie Wilson (McMaster University) Wins Phase I App Development Competition
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Janie Wilson (McMaster University, Canada) as one of the winners of our Phase I App Development Competition, which provides a chance to win equipment and cash awards by developing EMG-centric applications for mobile devices with real-world viability. Dr. Janie Wilson and co-team leader Jereme Outerleys (Spaulding National […]
Delsys China Hosted the Symposium on Motor Control in Speech, Voice, and Swallowing
Delsys China, with the support of De Luca Foundation and The ISB Working Group in Motor Control, hosted the symposium on Motor Control in Speech, Voice and Swallowing on July 2nd 2019 in Beijing, China. The symposium on “head, cervical muscle research on the application of voice, speech and whimper” featured 40 internationally distinguished experts and […]
The De Luca Foundation is Pleased to Announce the Symposium on Motor Control in Speech, Voice, and Swallowing
Date 2019 July 2 Time 9:00am – 4:00pm Venue Beijing Tongren Hospital Capital Medical University,Beijing, China Speakers Featured Talks Registration Who Should Attend: Researchers and students with an interest in Motor Control, Speech Research, Voice and Swallowing Disorders should attend. Participants will have the opportunity to discover the latest developments in these fields and discuss with […]
De Luca Foundation is Pleased to Sponsor 9th & 10th Motor Control Symposia
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to sponsor the 9th and 10th Motor Control Symposia, hosted by the ISB Working Group in Motor Control. Both events will feature internationally renowned speakers presenting their work at the intersection of Motor Control and Biomechanics. 9th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics at ACSM 2019 Download Flyer When Tuesday […]
DLF Seminar with Rebecca Miksad
Date: March 8, 2019Time: 1 – 2 PMVenue: 23 Strathmore Road, Natick, MA 01760 About Rebecca Miksad, MD, MPH Senior Medical Director, Research Oncology at Flatiron HealthBoston, Massachusetts Rebecca Miksad is Senior Medical Director at Flatiron Health, where she focuses on real-world evidence generation. Rebecca’s academic research has focused on improving cancer treatment decision-making through better characterization of […]