Rethink EMG Challenge

Improve Performance Outcomes by Combining Standard Tools + EMG

Industry-Academic Collaboration through Experiential Learning in Industry R&D

2021-2023 Training Initiative

The De Luca Foundation (DLF), in partnership with Delsys, Inc. (Natick, MA), is pleased to announce a training initiative for research-minded undergraduate and graduate students. This initiative provides an educational opportunity for Trainees to learn from real-world experiences while performing cutting-edge industry research that directly contributes to the development of next generation sensing solutions for improving human health, communication, and movement.

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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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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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in Research

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to Researchers

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News & Events

Rethink EMG Challenge: 8 Investigators Invited to Participate in Phase 2

December 8, 2021

The De Luca Foundation is pleased to invite 8 investigators with transformational ideas to Phase 2 of the inaugural Rethink EMG Challenge, for... Read More

Work on “REM sleep without atonia as prodromal neurophysiological sign of Parkinson’s disease” wins the 18th annual Delsys Prize

November 16, 2021

The De Luca Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Femke Dijkstra of Antwerp University Hospital (Belgium) as the winner of the 18th annual Delsys... Read More

New Review Board Members for the 2020-21 Edition of the Delsys Prize

September 27, 2021

The winner of the Delsys Prize is selected by a 5-member rotating Review Board consisting of experts from scientific, engineering, and medical... Read More

Get Involved

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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