Winners of the De Luca Foundation 2017 Research Scholarships
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of our 1st annual Research Scholarship campaign. This is the first year that the De Luca Foundation administers scholarships to support undergraduate and graduate student research projects aimed at advancing the study of electromyography, motor control and human movement science. We are proud to play […]
Research Scholarships
Funds are available to support undergraduate and graduate student research projects to advance investigations in the area of electromyography, motor control, and human movement science. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for the award. Requests should be directed towards the execution of a research project in the area of electromyography, motor control, and human movement science. […]
De Luca Foundation “Motor Control” Student Travel Awards
We are glad to announce that we will grant eight (8) travel awards for students attending the upcoming 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), 8-12 July 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. The awards are intended to encourage students to participate to WCB 2018 and present their work in Motor Control to the research community. Award: Each award […]
Winner of the 2017 Carlo De Luca Emerging Scientist Award
On behalf of ISB, we have the great pleasure to announce that the winner of the 2017 Carlo De Luca Emerging Scientist Award sponsored by the De Luca Foundation is Mr. Alessio Gallina, University of British Columbia, Canada, for his work titled “Regional modulation of vasti muscle activity in response to acute pain persists after pain […]
The 6th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics was held on 25-26 July 2017 at the XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Brisbane (Australia).
The initiative, organized by the ISB Working Group in Motor Control, featured internationally renowned speakers in the field of Motor Control and Biomechanics, oral and poster presentations from abstract submissions (see flyer for details). Invited speakers included Dr. Glen Lichtwark (University of Queensland, Australia), who discussed his work on the potential influence of tendon compliance on sensory feedback from […]
The 5th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics was held on Tuesday May 30th 20117 at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver (USA)
The initiative, organized by Dr. Paola Contessa, Dr. Joseph Hamill, Dr. Irene Davis, and Dr. Brian Noehren and the ISB Working Group in Motor Control, featured internationally renowned speakers in the field of Motor Control and Biomechanics (see flyer for details). Dr. Joshua Kline (Delsys Inc, USA) opened the session by presenting the importance of bridging the […]
Winners of the De Luca Foundation 2017 Student Travel Grant Campaign
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of our 2nd annual Student Travel Grant campaign. In this second year of the Student Travel Grant campaign, we received a total of 277 applications, far surpassing last year’s mark of 140 applications. As an organization dedicated to supporting scientific advancement, it is spectacular for […]
Symposium of the ISB Working Group in Motor Control, Brisbane, Australia
We are pleased to announce that the 6th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics organized by the ISB Working Group in Motor Control will be held in Brisbane (Australia) on July 25th-26th 2017 during the XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB).
Symposium of the ISB Working Group in Motor Control, Denver (USA)
We are pleased to announce that the 5th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics organized by the ISB Working Group in Motor Control will be held in Denver, Colorado (USA) on May 30th 2017, on the pre-conference day of the 64th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
4th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics in Chicago, USA
The 4th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics, sponsored in part by the De Luca Foundation, was held on Tuesday July 5th 2016 on the workshop day of the Meeting of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) in Chicago (USA). The Initiative, organized by prof. Carlo J. De Luca and the ISB Working […]