Ep. 29 - The Science & History of Steroids (And Drug Testing ft. Alex Kolliari-Turner)

Doping: the topic every 19 year old in the YouTube comments section seems to be an expert on. Maybe it’s more complicated and nuanced than the local internet culture would have you believe? In this episode, we have Ph.D. candidate Alex Kolliari-Turner on Iron Culture. He is a true expert in this field, doing his Ph.D. research on the long term effects of anabolic steroids on muscle. His research examining the impacts of steroids on anabolic signaling pathways and potential permanent retention of myonuclei may have wide-reaching impacts on how we view doping, doping detection, and the concept of being “drug-free”. In addition to the hard science, Eric and Omar discuss with Alex advancements in anti-doping, how retrospective testing is changing the face of elite sport, and how different sports cultures, societies, and governmental structures impact how commonplace doping is, the reason and pressures behind the decision to dope, the source of doping, and its sophistication. 

Email: A.Kolliari-Turner@brighton.ac.uk

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The papers he used in the discussion of the Podcast: 

Hoffman et al 2009 Position stand on androgen and human growth hormone use

Kanayama & Pope 2018 History and epidemiology of anabolic androgens in athletes and non-athletes