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
Funded: 2012
Fellow:
Dr. Bryan Kelly; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)
Mentor:
Dr. Daniel Eichner; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)
Micro-Grants
Funded: 2016
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mario Thevis; German Sport University Cologne
Funded: 2016
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mario Thevis; German Sport University Cologne
Funded: 2014
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Pauline Rudd; National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Funded: 2014
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mario Thevis; German Sport University Cologne
Funded: 2014
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Daniel Eichner; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)
Funded: 2016
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Daniel Eichner; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)
Funded: 2016
Principal Investigator:
Professor David Handelsman; ANZAC Research Institute
Funded: 2016
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Daniel Eichner; Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL)
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: 2017
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Robert Chapman; Indiana University
Funded: 2016
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Herb Tobias; Dell Pediatric Research Institute
Funded: 2017
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Pozo Mendoza; IMIM: Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques
Heme Triggered Immune Responses and Redox Pathways as Targets to Detect Autologous Blood Transfusion
Funded: 2017
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mariana Renovato Martins; Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Funded: 2017
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Robert Chapman, Indiana University
Funded: 2018
Principal Investigator:
Dr. James Hopker, University of Kent
Funded: 2018
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Roger Giese, Northeastern University
Funded: 2018
Principal Investigator:
Dr. G. Reverter Fundació, IMIM
Funded: 2018
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Usmanov D.T., Academy of Science Uzbekistan
Funded: 2018
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nikolai Nordsborg, University of Copenhagen
Funded: 2018
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Malcolm McLeod, Australian National University