Name: Vilotanzia “Violet” Bounlutay M.D., M.S., PhD
Department: Medical
Rank: Commander

Race: Betazoid/Minaran
Place of Birth: Lake El-Nar, Betazed
Home Planet: Betazed

Age: Born 2346 (37 yrs)
Height: 5’ 1”
Weight: 112 lbs
Hair-color: Red
Eye color: Violet
Complexion: Medium


Physical Description:
Violet is a petite woman. Her startling violet eyes are a result of her unique genetic makeup as are her missing vocal cords. She wears a voice synthesizer imbedded in her neck so that she can speak. The technology is such that it sounds quite ‘natural’.


Major Area of Study: MD/Surgeon
Minor Areas of Study: Biochemistry (Degree); Genetics (Master Degree); Microbiology (Master Degree); Neurogeneticist, specializing in Nanotechnology (PhD)


Languages: Sign, Betazoid, Federation Standard.


Background:
Violet’s empathic abilities began showing almost since birth. It was thought this was likely due to her mixed heritage, each one bolstering and enhancing the other. When it was discovered that she possessed the Minarian ability of Empathic Healing, she was taken into training. Her telepathic abilities, although not showing up at birth, did develop at quite and early age. From almost the beginning she possessed the desire and temperament of a healer and all her studies became geared to that end.

Violet possesses an extremely high intelligence and was a child prodigy growing up. By the time she entered the Starfleet Academy at seventeen, she already possessed a degree in Biochemistry, had taken all of her pre-med courses, and published two papers. She has an innate understanding of chemistry, biology, and physiology, which makes anything related very easy for her to learn. The ‘standard’ classes at the Academy were somewhat difficult for her to grasp. However once she reached Starfleet Medical, she practically breezed through it.

While she is working, her ability is a very natural extension of her practice, and yet, at the same time, she uses the resources available to her through science and technology. She is constantly developing ways for the two to work together although she prefers to use her skill rather than relying solely on her gift.

Violet developed a deep fascination with nanites and the unlimited possibilities they represented once she learned of their potential during her medical training at Starfleet. With that driving fascination in mind, she did her surgical residency on board the Rhode Island before going on to the Adelman Neurological Institute for her Doctorate degree in Neurogenetics with a specialty in nanotechnology.

She is nearly as much scientist as she is physician. But it is her innate desire to help others and her natural ability that keeps her warming a stethoscope more often than a microscope, although she does shamelessly indulge herself with the latter.


Family Information:
Mother: Viviana Bounlutay (Betazoid), Daughter of the Seventh House, Keeper of the Golden Goblets of Tunaran.
Father: Phayl (Minaran), Scientist


Starfleet Service Record:
2363-2368 – Starfleet Academy, Cadet
2368-2370 – Starfleet Medical, Masters in Genetics and Microbiology, Ensign
2370-2371 – USS Rhode Island, Surgical Residency, Lieutenant JG
2371-2373 – Adelman Neurological Institute, Neurogeneticist, PhD, Lieutenant JG
2373-2377 – USS Davenport, Head Surgeon, Lieutenant
2377-2381 – USS Nightingale, Assistant CMO, Lieutenant Commander
2381-2383 – USS Nightingale, CMO, Commander
2383-Pres – USS Victory, CMO, Commander


Decorations:
Academy Bar
Starfleet Medical - Top of Class
Medal of Commendation
Ten Year Service Ribbon
Twenty Year Service Ribbon
Nominated for the Carrington Award
Commendation for Medical Ingenuity
Citation from Starfleet Surgeon General
Meritorious Service Medal The Vulcan Scientific Legion of Honor
The Palm Leaf of Axanar
Starfleet Surgeons Medallion
Dominion War Campagan
Cardassian Relief Mission
Bajoran Relief Mission
McCoy Cluster
IDIC Award for Science & Medical
Bridge Officer Qualification

Hobbies: Dancing, Reading, Learning, Cooking, Hiking/Climbing, Swimming.

Personal Traits: Violet is very easy to get along with. She is normally quiet, but can become quite animated when she is passionate about something. She is a brilliant doctor and scientist, but she often lacks simple common sense and can be a bit of an air-head.

Special Notes: As a Betazoid/Minaran mix, Violet is both highly empathic and telepathic, her mixed blood enhancing the abilities of both the DNA strands that make up her unique physiology.. She is not only able to sense the emotions of others, as Betazoids can, but she also has an innate desire to help others. She possesses the Minaran ability to absorb pain from another person and to heal injuries. Identical wounds then appear on Violet, and she is able to dissipate the absorbed injuries through her own body. Violet's empathic abilities give her a sense of others pain when in close proximity. She can mind meld with an individual when she accepts their pain and draws it out of them along with the injury they have sustained.

Violet has a very powerful immune system and is able to cope easily with illnesses that may kill others. She can heal a hundred times faster than a normal Human. This is still dangerous however, as she can literally kill herself by accepting too much damage. Even toxins do not affect her.

Minarans are mute; however, the lack of vocal cords is not a disability, but is physiologically normal for their race, hence Violet has a voice synthesizer imbedded in her neck. Minarans are capable of adapting after contact with other species; if exposed to passion and bravery, they will become passionate and brave.

Published Papers:
“A genetic program for deletion of foreign DNA from the mammalian genome.” (2357)

“A model for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenesis which involves genome imprinting through the use of nanites.” (2362)

“Chromosomal localization of the human rhabdomyosarcoma locus by mitotic recombination mapping nanites.” (2369)

“Physical interactions of nanoparticles with biological membranes.” (2373)

“Interaction of Polycationic Polymers with Supported Lipid Bilayers and Cells: Nanoscale Hole Formation and Enhanced Membrane Permeability” (2377)

“Tissue distribution and real–time fluorescence measurement of a tumor–targeted nanodevice.” (2381)