Day One Schedule of Events – Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (All times are EST and events/times are subject to change)
Registration and Breakfast Networking
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [7:00] AM – [8:30] AM (MLB Lobby)
Welcome/ Announcements/ PCC Impact and Updates
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [8:35] AM – [8:55] AM
Mr. Ryan Murphy (Partnership for Clean Competition)
Why Effective Anti-Doping Programs Matter to Athletes
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [9:00] AM – [9:45] AM
Moderator: Mr. Ryan Murphy (Partnership for Clean Competition)
Keynote Speakers: Madison Chock and Evan Bates – Ice Dance, Olympic Team Event silver medalists (2022), Olympians (2022, ’18, ’14), World Champions (2023), U.S. Champions (2023, ‘22, ’20, ’15)
Investing in Anti-Doping Research: Reflecting on 15 years of PCC Excellence
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [9:45] AM – [10:20] AM
Moderator: Mr. Travis Tygart (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency)
• Mr. David Howman (Athletics Integrity Unit)
• Mr. Kevin Manara (Emeritus PCC Board of Governors Member)
• Ms. Kacie Wallace (United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee)
BREAK & NETWORKING
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [10:20] AM – [10:45] AM (MLB Lobby)
Translational Research Impact – Blood Detection of Human Growth Hormone: Advancements and Hurdles
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [10:50] AM – [11:30] AM
Moderator: Dr. James Dalton (PCC Scientific Advisory Board Co-Chair)
• Dr. Andy Hoofnagle (University of Washington) – Collagen Turnover: Weaving the Strands Together
• Dr. Geoff Miller (Sports Medicine Research Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)) – Advancing the GH Isoforms test using alternative capillary collection methods
• Dr. Martin Bidlingmaier (Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich) – Future of the GH-isoforms Method
Building Anti-Doping Scientist Careers – Perspectives from PCC Fellows
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [11:35] AM – [12:15] PM
Moderator: Dr. Laura Lewis (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency)
• Dr. Sara Solheim (Norwegian Doping Control Laboratory) – Transition from a NADO to a joint PCC Fellowship at a WADA lab and a scientific university
• Dr. Jenna Goodrum (Sports Medicine Research Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)) – Impact of biotin supplementation on anti-doping hCG detection
• Dr. Federico Ponzetto (University of Turin) – Advancements of Blood Steroid Profile: a PCC-Fellow experience
Understanding the Dangers of Contamination from Foods and Dietary Supplements – Raw Ingredients to Off-the-Shelf Products
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [12:20] PM – [12:55] PM
Moderator: Dr. Lori Bestervelt (PCC SAB Member)
• Dr. Amy Eichner (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) – Ten years of the High-Risk List – What have we learned?
• Mr. John Travis (NSF) – Observations on the Impact of an Interrupted Supply Chain and Certified for Sport
• Mr. Dave Ellis (Major League Baseball/ Major League Baseball Players Association) – Nutrition Facts Panels & Emerging Prohibited Substance Risks
LUNCH
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [12:55] PM – [1:55] PM (MLB Lobby)
Lab Director Perspectives: Evolving Research Needs for Labs in 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [2:00] PM – [2:45] PM
Moderator: Dr. Gary Green (PCC SAB Member)
• Dr. Henrique Marcelo Gualberto Pereira (Brazilian Doping Control Laboratory (LBCD – LADETEC / IQ – UFRJ))
• Dr. Daniel Eichner (Sports Medicine Research Testing Laboratory (SMRTL))
• Dr. Yvette Dehnes (Norwegian Doping Control Laboratory)
Research Supporting Results Management Decisions: Administration Studies to Elucidate Doping vs. Contamination Scenarios
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [2:50] PM – [3:30] PM
Dr. Mario Thevis (Institute of Biochemistry – German Sport University Cologne)
Adoption of DBS into Routine Doping Control: Perspectives from MLB and USADA Programs for Athletes
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [3:35] PM – [4:15] PM
• Mr. Jon Coyles (Major League Baseball / PCC Board of Governors Chairperson)
• Dr. Matt Fedoruk (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency / PCC Scientific Advisory Board Co-Chair)
Day One Recap
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [4:20] PM – [4:40] PM
Mr. Ryan Murphy (Partnership for Clean Competition)
Networking Reception
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, [4:45] PM – [6:30] PM (MLB Terrace)
Day Two Schedule of Events – Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (All times are EST and events/times are subject to change)
Networking Breakfast
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [7:30] AM – [8:30] AM (MLB Lobby)
Updated PCC Research Priorities and Scientific Advisory Board/ Board of Governors Acknowledgements
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [8:35] AM – [8:55] AM
Mr. Ryan Murphy (Partnership for Clean Competition)
Rapid Research Update: Tackling Blood Doping
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [9:00] AM – [9:45] AM
Moderator: Dr. Steven Elliott (PCC SAB Member)
• Dr. Michael Sawka (PCC SAB Member) – Brief Introduction and Overview of Performance Hematology Working Group
• Dr. Nikolai Nordsborg (Københavns Universitet, Copenhagen) – Detection of Autologous Blood Transfusions
• Dr. Jean-Francois Naud (INRS Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie) – New method for the detection of TGF-beta superfamily ligand trap molecules in blood
BREAK & NETWORKING
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [9:50] AM – [10:35] AM (MLB Lobby)
A Peek Under the Hood: Urinalysis Advancements and Complexities Inside an Anti-Doping Laboratory
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [10:40] AM – [11:10] PM
Moderator: Dr. Daniel Eichner (SMRTL)
• Dr. Tiia Kuuranne (Laboratoire Suisse d’Analyse du Dopage)
• Mr. Brian Ahrens (UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory)
Anti-Doping Innovation: What’s new on the horizon and why is continued innovation important?
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [11:15] AM – [12:15] PM
Moderator: Dr. Matt Fedoruk (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency / PCC Scientific Advisory Board Co-Chair)
• Dr. Erwin Berthier (Tasso, Inc.)
• Mr. David Weiss (National Basketball Association)
• Mr. Gabe Baida (InnoVero)
• Mr. Andy Levinson (PGA TOUR)
• Dr. Edward Goucher (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Communicating & Covering Doping Issues in Sports
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [12:20] PM – [1:00] PM
Moderator: Mr. Michael Teevan (Major League Baseball)
• Mr. Tim Brown (New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning national sports columnist covering Major League Baseball)
Day Two Recap/ Closing Remarks/ Wrap Up
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [1:05] PM – [1:25] PM
Mr. Ryan Murphy (Partnership for Clean Competition)
Departure
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, [1:30] PM