Funded Projects

The PCC has supported world-class research since 2008, investing more than $35.6 M to drive novel science. Research and grant-making are the foundation of the PCC and are the focus of everyday business activity. PCC-supported research contributes to a movement in addressing doping’s root causes and ultimately decreasing the use of performance-enhancing drugs by all participants in all sports at all levels of play.

Funded PCC projects represent proposals from 23 different countries and three continents. More than 100 principle investigators have been awarded grants to advance anti-doping knowledge through more than 250 unique research projects. Projects which showcase alignment with the PCC research priorities are given funding precedence.

Please contact us if you have questions regarding individual projects listed here.

Fellowships

Funded: 2022

Fellow:
Dr. Jenna Goodrum, Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)

Mentor:
Dr. Goeff Miller, SMRTL

Research Title: 

Biotin as a masking agent for hCG

Funded: 2022

Fellow:
Dr. Sara Amalie Solheim, Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Mentor:
Dr. Yvette Dehnes, Laboratory and APMU Director, Norwegian Doping Control Laboratory

Research Title:

Further development of blood testing: ABP, deterrence and virtual testing

Funded: 2022

Fellow:
Dr. Huu Hien Huynh, University of Washington

Mentor:
Dr. Andrew Hoofnagle; University of Washington

Research Title:

Quantification of type III procollagen fragments in capillary blood

Funded: 2019

Fellow:
Dr. Federico Ponzetto, University of Turin

Mentor:
Professor Ezio Ghigo; University of Turin

Research Title:

Implementation of a blood steroidal module in the framework of the athlete

Funded: 2018

Fellow:
Dr. Scott Lacombe, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin.

Mentor:
Dr. Herbert Tobias; Dell Pediatric Institute, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Tom Brenna; Dell Pediatric Institute, University of Texas at Austin

Research Title:

Validation of ARC Catalytic Combustion Reactors for Fast GCC-IRMS and
GC×GCC-IRMS

Funded: 2018

Fellow:
Dr. Jacob Bejder, University of Copenhagen

Mentor:
Dr. Nikolai Nordsborg, University of Copenhagen

Research Title:

Improving detection of erythropoiesis stimulating agents and glucocorticoids

Funded: 2018

Fellow:
Dr. Danielle Moncrieffe, King’s College London Drug Control Centre

Mentor:
Prof. David Cowan; King’s College London Drug Control Centre

Research Title:

Improving sample preparation for the quantification of low level proteins in blood

Funded: 2018

Fellow:
Dr. Laura Lewis; Australian Catholic University

Mentor:
Dr. Daniel Eichner, SMRTL

Research Title:

Influence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) on the Athlete Biological Passport

Funded: 2016

Fellow:
Dr. Liying Jiang; King’s College London Drug Control Centre

Mentor:
Dr. David Cowan; King’s College London Drug Control Centre

Research Title:

Strategy for cost reduction in doping test using UPLC-ESPI-TOFMS for urine and DESI-QTOFMS for DBS

Funded: 2014

Fellow:
Dr. Geoff Miller; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)

Mentor:
Dr. Daniel Eichner; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)

Research Title:

Assessing hydration status through evaluation of albumin osmolality and lactate for the ABP

Micro-Grants

Funded: 2016

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Lena Ekstrom; Karolinska Instituet

Funded: 2016

Principal Investigator:
Prof. Dr. Maria Kristina Parr; Freie Universitat Berlin

Funded: 2016

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jack Henion; Q2 Solutions

Funded: 2018

Principal Investigator:
Dr. James Hopker, University of Kent

Funded: 2018

Principal Investigator:
Dr. G. Reverter Fundació, IMIM

Funded: 2018

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nikolai Nordsborg, University of Copenhagen

Funded: 2018

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Malcolm McLeod, Australian National University