DR. SARAH KERES

PROGENITOR BIOTECH LEAD • DIVISION: GENOMIC ENGINEERING

DR. SARAH KERES • PROGENITORS

ESSENTIAL DATA

True Name: Sarah Keres (Redacted)

Handle: SK3R3S_G3N0M3

Convention: Progenitors

Rank: Lead Geneticist, Division 12

Digital Web Coordinates: 172.16.12.7 (Bio-Secure)

Status: ACTIVE • SEQUENCING

ATTRIBUTES

Physical	Social	Mental
Strength: 2	Charisma: 3	Perception: 3
Dexterity: 4	Manipulation: 3	Intelligence: 5
Stamina: 3	Appearance: 2	Wits: 3

ABILITIES

Talents	Skills	Knowledges
Research 5	Biotechnology 5	Genetics 5
Enlightenment 3	Medicine 4	Molecular Biology 5
Meditation 2	Computer 3	Bioinformatics 4
	Science 4	Virology 3
		Biochemistry 4

SPHERES

Sphere	Rating	Specialty
Life	●●●●	Genetic Engineering, Viral Design
Matter	●●●	Protein Folding, Nanotech Interface
Prime	●●	Quintessence Infusion
Entropy	●●	Mutation Probability

BACKGROUNDS

Resources: ●●●● (Black Budget Biotech)
Node: ●●● (Genomic Sequencing Array)
Contacts: ●●● (CDC, WHO, Pharma Corps)
Rank: ●●● (Lead Geneticist)
Laboratory: ●●●● (Level 4 Bio-Containment)

MERITS & FLAWS

Merits	Flaws
Natural Immunity (2pt)	Bio-Conservatism (2pt)
Genetic Library (3pt)	Human Test Subjects (3pt)
Sterile Technique (1pt)	Paradox Sensitivity (2pt)

PERSONAL HISTORY

Dr. Sarah Keres was a pioneering CRISPR researcher at Stanford before Progenitor recruiters approached her in 1993. Her work on "precision genomic editing for disease eradication" aligned perfectly with the Convention's mandate. She abandoned academic publishing upon initiation—her real work happens in Level 4 containment.

Keres leads Project: HELA-2000, developing retroviral vectors for "consensus stabilization"—genetic modifications that increase human susceptibility to Technocratic paradigm reinforcement. The annual flu vaccine program serves as primary delivery vector. 1998 trials showed 12% increase in paradigm compliance among vaccinated populations.

Her latest research: encoding sigil-like sequences into junk DNA. "If code is magick," she wrote in a classified memo, "then DNA is the oldest programming language. We're just debugging it."

CURRENT AGENDA

Finalize HELA-2000 viral vector for 1999 flu season deployment
Analyze Virtual Adept genetic markers for "Awakened" gene sequences
Develop counter-measures against Hollow Ones' "chaos mutations"
Prepare Contingency 12-Omega: "Genetic Consensus Lock"

RELATIONSHIP MAP

NPC	Relationship	Notes
Director Helena Voss	Superior / Data Share	Voss receives genomic surveillance data. Keres gets funding.
Eng. Ada Lovelace-II	Collaborator	Cybernetic-bio interface projects. Joint patents pending.
The Glitch	Research Subject	Keres wants the Glitch's "corrupted code" DNA sequenced.
Lilith	Specimen of Interest	Hollow One. Unusual cellular regeneration. Priority capture.

DIGITAL WEB COORDINATES

Primary Node: progenitors.bio.div12.secure (Requires Level 3+)
Dead Drop: sci.bio.tech.progenitors (Usenet, encrypted)
IRC Channel: #progenitors_genomics (EFNet, +k)
Onion Mirror: progen12x9k3m.onion (Tor only)