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Who We Are

Founded in 1985, The De Luca Foundation (DLF) is a private charitable organization. DLF dedicates its financial resources to serving the Biomechanics Research Community through R&D grants, travel grants, public education, and workshops to:

  • Raise awareness of innovative methodologies for understanding human motor control,
  • Fostering innovative work,
  • Educating students and young researchers, and 
  • Funding research ideas to study and cure neuromuscular diseases. 
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De Luca Foundation Celebrates the Life of Its Founder

DLF mourns the loss of Prof. Carlo J. De Luca who passed away on July 20, 2016.

Prof. De Luca was far-sighted and a consummate thinker who pushed the boundaries of motor control and science, championing research that led to some of the greatest innovations of our time - a system that reveals the neural control of force and movement by assessing the firing behavior of motor units during muscle contractions.

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What We Do

The Foundation supports researchers around the world through various mechanisms with the goal of fostering a path of innovation and breakthroughs in Electromyography and Human Movement Sciences.

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News & Events

4th International Conference on Sport Assistive Devices and Health Promotion
November 12, 2018
To promote the integration of technology and personal health Date 1-2 December 2018  ... Read More
Winner of the 16th Annual Delsys Prize
November 5, 2018
The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce that the 16th annual Delsys Prize for innovation in electromyography was awarded to Dr. Tjeerd Boonstra... Read More
Fall 2018 Research Scholarship is Now Open
October 1, 2018
Purpose: The DLF Research Scholarship is a biannual contest to aid undergraduate and graduate student conducting research in the... Read More

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There are many ways in which you can take action and help us advance research and innovation in Motor Control and Human Movement Sciences.

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