An integrative, interdisciplinary approach
About the Center for Integrative Movement Sciences
The Center for Integrative Movement Sciences (CIMS), directed by Professor Monica Daley, is an interdisciplinary collective of faculty across UC Irvine’s campus who engage in integrative movement sciences research. Dr. Daley directs the Human Performance Lab as a shared research facility for CIMS activities, and affiliate faculty direct labs engaging in research spanning scales of study from molecular biology to whole-organism movement, and across disciplines including biological sciences, medicine, engineering, social sciences, arts and athletics.
IMSI is a national network of movement science researchers
NSF-Integrative Movement Science Institute (IMSI), also directed by Dr. Daley at UCI, connects over 20 institutions as a national network of faculty to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and movement science research.
IMSI is supported by a $15 million NSF Biology Integration Institute grant and acts as a nexus for cross-institutional research, training and outreach in movement sciences and muscular control of movement.
Together, CIMS and IMSI drive cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration, advancing our understanding of movement control across scales from molecular kinetics of muscle contraction to humans and animals moving through complex environments.
Purpose and Goals
Collaborate
The Center will foster collaborative, team-based scientific partnerships and educational initiatives that encourage integration across scales from molecular biology to whole-organism movement.
Integration
Integration across disciplines through partnerships among faculty in biological sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and arts.
Train
The interdisciplinary, team-based scientific approach of the Center will train the next generation of integrative movement scientists while identifying universal principles of movement across human and diverse animal systems.
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Partnership Opportunities
The Center hopes to develop community partnerships with schools, fitness, athletic and health organizations. If you are interested in becoming involved or affiliating with the Center, please get in touch.