Robin Parisotto

author, anti-doping expert and former Australian Institute of Sport scientist

Robin Parisotto is a former Australian Institute of Sport scientist and was the principal researcher of the EPO 2000 Project which developed the first ever blood tests to be used at the Olympic games to detect the blood booster EPO.

He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his efforts in developing the EPO blood test but he left the AIS at the end of 2003 following a government ban on his research activities. Robin has recently published the book, BLOOD SPORTS – the inside dope on drugs in sport. The book delves into the issue of drugs in sport with particular interest in the phenomena of, and profound effects of blood doping and gene technology; consequently where sport may be headed in the future.

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