Dr. Serge Roy is the Director of Research at Altec Inc, the research arm of Delsys Inc. He also serves as a key member of the Delsys Education Team since the Companies founding. His recent transition to a full-time position at Altec/Delsys follows 25 years at the NeuroMuscular Research Center (NMRC) at Boston University where he held a Research Professor appointment. Dr. Roy maintains an Adjunct Research Professor position at BU Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in their Department of Physical Therapy.
Dr. Roy received his graduate training at Boston University (M.S., 1981; Sc.D., 1992, Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology), and his undergraduate training at New York University (B.S., 1975, Physical Therapy), Stevens Institute of Technology (’67-’68) and Columbia University of School of Engineering (’68-’71). He has been a registered physical therapist since 1981, specializing in patients with neurological disorders.
Dr. Roy is the recipient of the Elizabeth C. Adams Award as the outstanding Graduate of N.Y.U. and two group achievement awards from NASA for experiments involving Space Shuttle Life-Science I and II missions. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and was appointed as the first Fellow of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK), where he also served as President. Dr. Roy has published more than 50 original reports and 100 abstracts in peer-reviewed publications and is the lead author of The Rehabilitation Specialist’s Handbook, a leading reference book in the field. He has co-authored, and served as a key person, on extramural research grants from the NIH, NIDRR, DARPA, NASA, VA, NATO, and private sources totaling over $30M.
Dr. Roy’s primary research interests are directed at a) developing EMG system applications for research into normal and disordered muscle function, b) developing wearable sensor systems for voiceless communication and automated monitoring of movement disorders, and c) assessing motor unit firing properties during isometric and dynamic contractions.
