Crystal Liu, Ph.D

Crystal Liu, Ph.D has over 19 years of experience in the field of analytical chemistry. From 2000 to 2002, they worked as an Analytical Chemist at the Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary. From 2002 to 2019, they were employed at Apotex Inc., where they held the roles of Scientific Leader, Bioanalytical Development and Chemist, Method Development in the Bioanalytical Laboratory. During this time, they developed and validated LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, HPLC/UPLC-UV/Vis or florescence analytical methods for drug quantification in biological fluids, as well as prepared and authored method proposals, analytical methods, method summaries and metabolite specificity reports. Since 2019, they have been working as a Senior Research Scientist II at Treventis Corporation, where they independently develop LC-MS/MS analytical methods for simultaneous quantification of multiple analytes in biological matrices using Waters UPLC-Xevo G2-XS QTOF high resolution mass spectrometer. Crystal also performs calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting for UPLC/HPLC-mass spectrometers.

Crystal Liu, Ph.D. completed their Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry from Jilin University, followed by a Master's degree in the same field from the same university. Crystal then went on to pursue their Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Peking University.