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Dr. Crystal Sweeney is from a musical family in a small town called Roseville, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She received her Interdisciplinary PhD in 2019 at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and ventured to Champaign, Ill., in August 2024 to join the IFSI Research team in as an analytical toxicologist. To the team, she brings over a decade of experience in developing and validating analytical methods using mass spectrometry platforms for measuring trace levels of a wide range of contaminants in complex matrices. While her true passion lies in helping combat the firefighter cancer epidemic through research that focuses on monitoring and mitigating the harmful exposures firefighters face in the line of duty, Crystal has a wide range of hobbies and loves all aspects of health and fitness. She has her black belt in karate and works out almost every day to keep up with her husky, Adora. Crystal is also a professional musician and is a founding member of the Halifax-based rock band, Shaydid as vocalist, keyboardist, and rhythm guitarist.
Firefighters face a complex and often unpredictable combination of chemicals on the fireground, highlighting how much remains unknown about the combined effects of occupational exposures
The Illinois Fire Service Institute has launched a state-of-the-art analytical laboratory devoted to firefighter health and safety
