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Center for Preventive Doping Research (ZePräDo)
Building on the existing expertise of the German Sport University Cologne in the field of doping research (the Institute of Biochemistry is considered one of the world’s leading laboratories in the field of doping analysis), the Center for Preventive Doping Research (ZePräDo) was founded on September 1, 2002. At ZePräDo, the knowledge and experience of the individual departments at the German Sport University Cologne are to be focused on the field of doping in an interdisciplinary and topic-oriented manner.
- Doping analysis in human sports for German and international sports federations
- Doping analysis in equestrian sports
- Endocrinological studies in athletes to determine individual reference ranges for steroid profile parameters
- Caffeine studies to determine individual caffeine metabolism
- Quality control of dietary supplements for anabolic androgenic steroid hormones and stimulants
- Isotopic determination of body-identical anabolic-androgenic steroid hormones
- Reference compounds for anabolic-androgenic steroid hormone metabolites
- Educational materials for various target groups (doctors, teachers, students, coaches, etc.)
- Laboratory tours for various target groups (doctors, teachers, students, coaches, etc.)
- Training of scientists in doping control laboratories currently being established
- Drug information regarding anti-doping regulations
- Lectures on the topic of doping for continuing education programs for sports medicine professionals, coaches, and teachers, etc.
- Organization of one-day events on the topic of doping
- Expert assessments, e.g., regarding the black market for anabolic steroids
- Purchase testing for veterinarians
- Feed testing of horse feed for doping-relevant compounds
- Analytical work for pharmacological studies as part of the drug approval process