In 1982, Catlin founded the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory, the first anti-doping lab in the United States and now the world's largest testing facility of performance-enhancing drugs.
In 1982, Catlin founded the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory, the first anti-doping lab in the United States. He remained the lab's director for 25 years, and it is now the world's largest testing facility of performance-enhancing drugs.