Don Catlin

Don Catlin
Born
Donald Hardt Catlin

(1938-06-04)June 4, 1938
DiedJanuary 16, 2024(2024-01-16) (aged 85)
Alma materYale University
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (MD)
Spouse
Bernadette DeGroote
(died 1989)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsPharmacology
InstitutionsUCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Donald Hardt Catlin (June 4, 1938 – January 16, 2024) was an American anti-doping scientist. He is one of the founders modern drug-testing in professional sports.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Wilson, Duff (September 18, 2007). "Doctors Are Years Away From H.G.H. Urine Test". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015. Some call Dr. Don Catlin... the father of drug testing in sports.
  2. ^ "Milestones in Don Catlin's Career," USA Today
  3. ^ Catlin has made a career out of busting juicers, USA Today
  4. ^ "Catlin to Leave Testing Field for New Research Position," The Washington Post [1]
  5. ^ "Catlin, Don H.". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 96–99. ISBN 9780824211134.