Delsys Hosts Open House for National Biomechanics Day
Delsys, Altec, and the De Luca Foundation thank the engineering students from Boston University, University of Rhode Island, University of Connecticut and Worcester Polytechnic Institute for attending their 1st open house on April 11, 2018, coinciding with the annual National Biomechanics Day. Over 40+ students attended the open house that showcased engaging presentations from the commercial and R&D teams of Delsys and Altec. […]
Asian Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics
The invited speakers will be established investigators in the fields of Motor Control and Biomechanics, from institutions in Japan and the United States, and will present their perspective and research at the intersection of these two fields. Each invited speaker is asked to present for 40 minutes, plus include a 5 minute Q&A session. The […]
2018 Student Travel Awards
The De Luca Foundation has officially opened applications for the 2018 Student Travel Awards campaign. The Foundation has set aside up to $10,000.00 USD to aid students attending select domestic and international conferences during this calendar year. The eligible conferences are as follows: American College of Sports MedicineAmerican Society of BiomechanicsEuropean College of Sport ScienceWorld […]
Motor Control Symposium within the Track Locomotion and Human Movement at Dublin (Ireland)
We are pleased to announce that the 8th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics will be held in Dublin (Ireland) in conjunction with the 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB) on July 8th-12th 2018.
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 […]