12 06, 2019

Research Results: “Urine Steroid Profile in Testosterone Treated Female-to-Male (F2M) Transgender Men”

By |2019-06-12T12:44:25-06:00June 12th, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In 2016, Dr. Handelsman was given a PCC micro-grant to pursue an observational study aimed at determining the urine and serum steroid profile of F2M transgender men compared with testosterone treated men with functioning gonads. The goal of the study was [...]

30 05, 2019

Anti-Doping Conference Provides Areas of Focus for Reform

By |2019-05-30T11:58:16-06:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

PCC 2019 Athlete Voice Panel: Steve Scott, ITN (Moderator); Beckie Scott, Gold Medalist; Ali Jawad, Silver Medalist; Callum Skinner, Silver Medalist; Rob Koehler, Global Athlete.  The recent PCC Conference, hosted in London in partnership with King’s College Forensics Department [...]

4 01, 2019

Funding for Social Science Anti-Doping Research

By |2019-01-09T11:32:14-07:00January 4th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Press Releases|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Since 2008, the PCC’s mission has been to deter and detect the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport through funding scientific research world-wide. We have demonstrated global leadership in this domain, with nearly $23 million USD awarded to researchers in [...]

11 12, 2018

Small Amount of Blood Doping: Large Impact.

By |2018-12-11T11:28:04-07:00December 11th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

New data from a PCC funded study from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen reveals that a small blood transfusion of only 135 ml of red blood cells can improve performance in cycling and other [...]

9 11, 2018

Quick Funding for Anti-Doping Research – An Interview with Dr. James Hopker

By |2018-11-16T18:59:06-07:00November 9th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Dr. James Hopker, a Reader in Exercise Physiology and Director of Postgraduate Research at the University of Kent, was recently awarded a PCC Micro-Grant to develop an Athlete Passport Program for sports anti-doping. While Dr. Hopker's main research interest concerns responses to exercise and [...]

6 10, 2017

PhD Student wins Prestigious Award for PCC Funded Research

By |2018-11-16T18:59:09-07:00October 6th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This interview was also featured in the PCC's 2017 Fall Newsletter. The PCC was excited to catch up with Danielle Moncrieffe after she was presented the Barber Prize by the British Mass Spectrometry Society at their annual meeting. The BMSS awards [...]

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 [...]

27 07, 2017

New Growth Hormone Test Results from Global Scientific Collaboration

By |2017-07-27T13:45:53-06:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

  In 2012, the PCC assembled a team of researchers representing five distinct laboratories around the world: Dr. David Cowan of King’s College London Drug Control Center, Dr. Andrew Hoofnagle of the University of Washington, Dr. Mario Thevis of the Sport University [...]