Therese Liao

Therese Liao was a human female doctor and an officer of Starfleet in the 22nd century.

History
She was born and raised on the Earth Cargo Service vessel Ibn Battuta.

In 2162, she held the rank of lieutenant commander and was handpicked by Captain Malcolm Reed to be his Chief medical officer on the USS Pioneer (NCC-63). She had a good relationship with her crew mates, including comm officer Grev, despite her slight xenophobia.

In Febuary, 2163, the Pioneer investigated Hansen's Planet, and the away team was ambushed by local lifeforms and Captain Reed used photonic torpedos to scare them off. Lioa cheked out the away team after their return, and confronted the captain for his non too subtle approach.

In April of that year, following a disastrous engine test, the Pioneer became stuck in a decaying orbit of a super-Jovian planet. The crew was evacuated to the catwalks in the starboard warp nacelle due to the planet's radiation ring. Liao set up a medical tent, where she treated the injured crew members, including First officer Travis Mayweather and Chief engineer Alan Sheehan. During her examinations, she discovered Tobin Dax's symbiont, and made a promise that she will keep it a secret, but suggested thet he should tell Captain Reed about it.