The Anti-Doping Podcast

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is a Founding Member of the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) and has supported anti-doping research and innovation for 15 years through this valuable partnership. In this episode Sarah Hirshland, Chief Executive Officer of the USOPC, tells us more about the USOPC, the importance of continuing to advance anti-doping science, and what she envi...

Travis  Tygart  is Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and he has held this position since 2007. USADA is one of the Founding Members of the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC), and Travis is an Emeritus Board of Governors Member of the PCC. In this interview, we talk more about USADA's history and also discuss the origins and impacts of the PCC in celebration of th...

John   Travis  is the Certified for Sport Technical Manager at NSF, and in this interview, we talk more about NSF,  John 's research, and how he and his colleagues at NSF are working to protect clean sport through their certification programs and other efforts.

Dr. David Cowan is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental, Analytical, and Forensic Science at King's College London. He joins us in this interview to talk more about advances in methods for detecting and measuring peptides and proteins in anti-doping, including work on insulin, IGF-1, and P-III-NP. He also shares updates on a PCC-funded Micro-Grant project and some of the other exc...

Professor Andrea Petroczi is Professor of Public Health at Kingston University London, and she is Chair of the WADA Working Group on Doping Prevalence. Andrea has various areas of expertise in anti-doping, but in this episode we focus our conversation on doping prevalence. She discusses exciting new research in the field, challenges, and opportunities for the future. 

Liesl Janssens is a PhD Student at the laboratory of Toxicology at Ghent University. She joins us again in this episode to give us an update on her research focused on developing new detection methods for Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) stabilizers. She also discusses recent work that she and her colleagues have been doing to characterize and detect cannabinoids, opioids, and psychedelics using sim...

Dr. Fredrik Lauritzen  is the Science Director at Anti-Doping Norway. In this episode, he shares more about Anti-Doping Norway, use of intelligence-based approaches in anti-doping, and his recent research investigating the effectiveness of using intelligence in the doping control test planning process. You can contact Fredrik by email at fredrik.lauritzen[at] antidopin g.no with any questions.

Dr. Raphaël Faiss is Research Manager at the Center for Research & Expertise in Anti-Doping sciences (REDs) and Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at the University of Lausanne. He is also a former elite cyclist. In this episode, Raphaël shares more about the REDs, anti-doping research, and some of his current research projects, including work investigating potential confounding factors in the...

Renee  Tomb  is Director of Policy Administration at PGA TOUR. In this episode, Renee discusses her work, PGA TOUR's Anti-Doping Program, and why the PGA TOUR's clean sport efforts are so critical.

Jane Rumble is Chief Executive at UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). In our conversation, we discuss Jane's career, UKAD and its history, their efforts to ensure clean sport in the UK, and how the organization has changed and incorporated new innovations over the years.

Dr.  Andrew   Jones  is the CEO and Co-Founder of Activated Research Company, a company dedicated to creating new products to make chemical analysis easy and accessible. In our conversation, we talk more about  Andrew 's career, the innovative products he is developing at Activated Research Company, and how their products can be used to advance anti-doping.

Dr. Chris Chouinard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Clemson University. In this episode, we discuss Chris's career, his PCC-funded research investigating the development and potenti al applications of ion mobility-mass spectrometry for anti-doping, and how his work may impact anti-doping and other fields.

Tony Cunningham is a Senior Manager in the Education Department with responsibility for Social Science Research and Policy at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In our interview, we talk more about Tony's career, education initiatives at WADA, the International Standard for Education and the impacts it is having on anti-doping education, as well as support for social science research at WADA.

Léa Krüger is a four-time German champion in saber fencing and a current member of the German National Team. She is also an athlete advocate, serving as an athletes' representative for the German Fencing Federation, a member of the Deutschland Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Athletes' Commission, a member of the advisory board for NADA Germany, and a member of the Executive Committee of Athlet...

Dr. Lars Mortsiefer is Legal Director, Chief Legal Officer, and a Member of the Executive Board of the National Anti Doping Agency of Germany (NADA Germany). He is also Vice-Chair of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO). In our interview, Lars shares more about his career, NADA Germany, the organization's history, and their anti-doping efforts.

Dr. Vidya Mohamed-Ali is Scientific Advisor at the Anti-Doping Lab Qatar and Deputy Director of the Centre of Metabolism and Inflammation at University College London. In our conversation, Vidya shares details about her career and research at the Anti-Doping Lab Qatar, including projects focused on detecting blood doping, their work using metabolomics to identify doping via growth hormone and auto...

Dr. Alka Beotra  is Director of the WADA-Accredited Qatar Doping Analysis Laboratory and Qatar Athlete Passport Management Unit. In our interview, she shares more about the Anti-Doping Lab Qatar, the organization's history, her career in anti-doping, preparations for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup, and more.

Catherine Coley is Director of the Prevention and Education Department at the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). In this episode, she shared more about AFLD's history and mission, her work on their anti-doping prevention and education programs, and preparations for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games that will be held in Paris in 2024.

Dr. Geoff Miller is Assistant Laboratory Director at the Sports Medicine Research Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) in Utah. In this episode, we talk more about SMRTL and the exciting research projects Geoff has been working on, including studies to detect growth hormone with capillary dried blood spot testing and capillary whole blood testing for Athlete Biological Passport analyses. He also shares his...

Chaya Ndiaye is the Head of Product at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In this episode, she guides us through WADA's Anti-Doping Administration Management System (ADAMS), talking about what it is, how it's used, and how it has changed and continues to evolve over time to meet the needs of its users in the anti-doping community.  

Dr.  Tiia  Kuuranne is Director of the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Control Analyses, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Helsinki, and President of the World Association of Anti-Doping Scientists (WAADS). She is joining us to talk more about her work in the lab as well as the important role that WAADS plays in promoting clean sport.

Rien Tuk works for The Anti-Doping Authority Netherlands (Dutch Doping Authority) as Manager of the Anti-Doping Knowledge Center ( https://www.doping.nl/ ) . He joins us today to talk more about the Dutch Doping Authority and the unique resource they have developed for disseminating information related to anti-doping. The Anti-Doping Knowledge Center continues to grow, and it is a valuable resourc...

Ryan Murphy joined the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) as the Executive Director in 2021. In this episode, he shares more about his current position and his prior career experiences that led him to the PCC. In addition, he talks about the PCC's mission, current research funding opportunities, and what's next for the PCC.

Dr. Bill Mallon is an Olympic historian as well as Co-founder and Past President of the International Society of Olympic Historians. He is also a medical doctor, specializing in orthopedic surgery, and a former professional golfer. Bill joined us in this episode to discuss the history of anti-doping and the Olympics.

Paul Greene is an attorney at Global Sports Advocates, LLC who represents a variety of clients in the sports realm, including everyone from Olympic committees to athletes accused of doping. He joins us in this episode to discuss the legal process for athletes who might find themselves accused of wrongdoing.