SelectScience InterviewsAnti-Doping Science
Sophisticated anti-doping technology key to ITA programs
29 Jul 2024
Sonia Nicholas
Managing Editor and Clinical Lead
Dr. Neil Robinson, Head of Science and Medical Department at the International Testing Agency (ITA) explores some of the modern technology being used by the labs involved in anti-doping testing. Find out how techniques and methods such as dried blood spot testing, endocrine passports and prevalence studies are driving anti-doping science forwards to keep ahead of performance cheats.
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