Day One Agenda*
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (All times are EST and events/times are subject to change)
Welcome & PCC Update
9:00 am
Jon Coyles (PCC Board of Governors Chair)
Keynote Speaker
9:15 am
Dr. Rahul Gupta, former ONDCP Director
Q&A session to follow
Session 1: Detection and Deterrence Challenges: Novel Research Updates (PCC-funded)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Moderator: Dr. Matthew Fedoruk, Co-Chair PCC SAB Member
• 10:00 am: Dr. Andy Hoofnagle – University of Washington
Mass spectrometric quantification of P-III-NP as a biomarker of growth hormone abuse
• 10:20 am: Dr. Sophia Krombholz – Cologne Laboratory
Detecting Trenbolone in Doping Controls: The Impact of Administration Routes
• 10:40 am: Morning Coffee & Networking Break
• 11:10 am: Dr. Bradley Johnson – Texas Tech University
Surveillance of Anabolic Agent Residues in the U.S. Meat Supply: Implications for human exposure
• 11:30 am: Dr. Olivier Salamin – Lausanne Laboratory
Blood Steroid Profiling in the Athlete Biological Passport: From Theory to Practice
• 11:50 am: Dr. Marissa Baranauskas – University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Impact of intravenous iron and erythropoietin on hemoglobin mass, physical performance, and prevalence of acute mountain sickness with acclimatization to high altitude
• 12:10 pm: Q&A Panel Moderator – Dr. Jim Dalton, Co-Chair PCC SAB Member
Announcement on Performance-Enhancing Substance Consortium
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
MLB/DoD/USADA
Lunch & Networking
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Session 2: The Future Laboratory
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Moderator: Dr. John Yates, PCC SAB Member
• 1:45 pm: Ellie Ahrens and Dr. Vinod Nair – UCLA Laboratory and SMRTL Laboratory
Equal Rites and Test Tubes: The Magic of Lab Automation & Rise of the Machines
• 2:25 pm: Dr. Mario Thevis – Cologne Laboratory
Optimizing and updating testing procedures in the anti-doping laboratory: chances and challenges of organ-on-a-chip systems and gene doping detection tools
• 2:45 pm: Q&A Panel Moderator – Dr. Steve Elliott, PCC SAB Member
Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
Session 3: Technology Advancements to Support Athletes and Drug Testing
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Moderator: Dr. Mike Sawka, PCC SAB Member
• 3:30 pm: Dr. Laura Lewis – USADA
Reimagining doping control
• 3:50 pm: Dr. Jenna Goodrum – SMRTL Laboratory
Implementing capillary blood collections into anti-doping: From collection to analysis
• 4:10 pm: Dr. Michael Skinnider – Princeton University
A chemical AI platform for discovery of ‘designer’ doping agents
• 4:30 pm: Dr. Trine Halvorsen – University of Oslo, Norway
Pushing the Frontier of Dried Blood Spot Sampling in Analysis of Challenging Peptide Doping Agents
• 4:50 pm: Q&A Panel Moderator – Dr. Lori Bestervelt, PCC SAB Member
Adjourn
5:00 pm
Day Two Agenda*
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (All times are EST and events/times are subject to change)
Welcome Day 2
9:00 am
Dr. Matthew Fedoruk, Co-Chair PCC SAB Member
9:05 am
Allison Wagner – Olympian, USADA
An athlete’s perspective on balancing anti doping responsibilities with privacy and technology advancements
Session 4: The Trifecta: Science, Intel and Investigations
9:30 am – 11:45 am
Moderator: Dr. Gary Green, PCC SAB Member
• 9:30 am: Moira Weinberg & Nelson Tejada, Major League Baseball (MLB)
Operating an Effective Anti-Doping Investigations Department in MLB
• 9:50 am: Kieran Elliott – Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)
AIU Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations
• 10:10 am: Dr. John Hertig – Hertig Healthcare Advising & Purdue University
Navigating the Perfect Storm: Keeping Consumers Safe When Accessing Medicines Online
• 10:30 am: Morning Coffee Break & Group Photo
• 11:00 am: Dan Burke – USADA
Cybersleuthing – Staying relevant in the ever-evolving sphere of cybercrime and online investigations
• 11:20 am: Q&A Panel Moderator – Dr. Tom Martin, PCC SAB Member
11:45 am
• 11:45 am: Shannon Rowbury – Olympian
Medalist Mindset: 12 Years Delayed Justice
• 12:15 pm: Q&A Panel Moderator – Mike Teevan, MLB
Adjourn
12:30 pm
*Please note that the posted agenda is subject to change.