21 11, 2018

The Role of Pharmacy in Anti-Doping: An Interview with PharmD Student Athena Brindle

By |2018-11-27T10:29:03-07:00November 21st, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Athena Brindle is a PharmD student at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy. She recently had the unique opportunity to intern at USADA, where she created a quick reference internal supplement ingredient database, learned about the Therapeutic Use Exemption [...]

12 02, 2018

The New PCC Fellowship Program

By |2018-11-16T18:59:08-07:00February 12th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The PCC wants to ensure our programs best serve the community of scientists carrying out the important work that helps us meet our mission: detecting and deterring the usage of performance enhancing drugs through high quality science. In 2017, we realized [...]

24 01, 2018

Congratulations to Dr. Bryan Finkle on a well deserved retirement

By |2018-01-24T13:37:14-07:00January 24th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is with great delight that we announce the bestowal of the prestigious Alan Curry Award to Dr. Bryan Finkle, and it is with both sadness and best wishes that we announce his retirement from the PCC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) [...]

8 11, 2017

Video: From PCC Fellowship to Anti-Doping Career

By |2017-11-08T15:02:08-07:00November 8th, 2017|Categories: Blog, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Dr. Geoff Miller, currently Research & Laboratory Manager at the WADA-Accredited Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) in Utah, discusses the PCC Fellowship which facilitated his career in anti-doping science. Dr. Miller is the first PhD scientist to complete the PCC [...]

22 09, 2017

Invitation to Participate in PhD Anti-Doping Course – Copenhagen, Denmark.

By |2018-11-16T18:59:09-07:00September 22nd, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen is offering a FREE PhD level course entitled "Anti-doping and Human Exercise Performance" from November 20-24, 2017. The course will be held on site at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The [...]

13 09, 2017

The PCC’s Research Impact Report

By |2024-01-12T13:45:51-07:00September 13th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What is the PCC's Research Impact Report? In 2017, the PCC began an initiative to more deliberately track the impact of the research we fund. One of the mechanisms used for this is the RIR, or Research Impact Report. The [...]

25 08, 2017

2016 PCC Funding by Research Topic

By |2018-11-16T18:59:09-07:00August 25th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In 2016 the PCC funded 22 research projects (not including Working Group awards). The following represents a breakdown of research as a product of project category. Projects were categorized by the PCC'S Scientific Advisory Board.   Steroids: 36% Projects which study [...]

19 09, 2016

Autumn 2016

By |2018-11-16T18:59:11-07:00September 19th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , |

  We are excited to present to you our second newsletter: your opportunity to explore a sampling of the achievements, perspectives and scientific projects of our researchers, while keeping informed of funding deadlines and programs. We hope you enjoy and encourage you [...]

6 07, 2016

The Complicated World of Anti-Doping Research

By |2018-11-16T18:59:12-07:00July 6th, 2016|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |

The anti-doping movement is constantly evolving to mitigate prohibited performance-enhancing activities and ensure the protection of clean athletes. At times, opinions on the direction anti-doping administrators should pursue vacillate wildly, making for a complex and challenging global conundrum. The PCC, however, [...]

3 06, 2016

Fellowship Friday: It’s (Dr.) Miller Time!

By |2018-11-16T18:59:12-07:00June 3rd, 2016|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , |

A seminar at the University of Utah by Dr. Daniel Eichner, president of the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) piqued Dr. Geoff Miller's interest back in 2014. Now, he's on track for a promising career in anti-doping research. With [...]