Matt is a Doping Control Officer (DCO) with Drug Free Sport international, and he shares a candid account of what it’s like to be a DCO. He discusses unexpected occurrences during doping control missions, the behind-the-scenes roles and responsibilities [...]
The PCC seeks a #scicomm intern!Apply by October 18, 2019 via the Olympic & Paralympic Committee website: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/USO1001/JobBoard/bc8f4af5-0753-ca80-0a4c-4f512286e8f1/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=3b646850-942d-41a0-b243-407e128aef90This is your opportunity to work at Team USA headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains communicating the stories [...]
Dr. Kelsey Erickson is the SafeSport Director at USA Cycling and an expert on the psychology of doping and whistleblowing. She discusses the process of reporting misconduct in sport through the SafeSport program, evidence-based doping education, how the people [...]
Yuliya Stepanova is an elite runner who specializes in the 800m track event, and Vitaly Stepanov is a former employee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. Both served as whistleblowers helping to expose doping and related issues in sport in [...]
Nikolai is Associate Professor and Head of the Integrative Physiology Section within the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen. He shares his cutting-edge research on autologous blood transfusion that shows that even small amounts [...]
2018 was an amazing year for PCC scientists: nearly $4 M USD was awarded, including four Fellowships to promising young PhDs, and products of PCC research were published and/or presented around the world by more than 20 PCC investigators. But few [...]
When US Pro Sports leagues and Olympic programs couldn't get access to the tubes they required for their drug programs, the PCC funded a micro-grant to ensure access to the equipment they needed.
New nanomaterials could provide fast and sensitive detection of growth hormone peptides, anabolic-androgenic steroids, and banned stimulants within seconds.
Tracey Holmes is a senior reporter/presenter at the Australian Broadcast Corporation's News Channel, and she presents a weekly program called The Ticket that gives a deep dive into various sports topics. In this episode, she shares the facts surrounding [...]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – TARGETED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Single Cell HbA1C Fraction Distribution Assay This RFP aims at funding an analytical approach to precisely measure percent glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) fraction at the single Red Blood Cell (RBC) level from whole-blood [...]
