Monica Gerber

Monica Gerber was a Starfleet officer in the Federation science corps. Gerber was a biologist aboard the science vessel USS Grissom (NCC-638). 

Aboard the Grissom, fellow crewmembers Lars Thorsen and Sean Murphy were competing for her romantic interest. 

Gerber and the Grissom crew were killed in 2285 when the Grissom was destroyed in orbit of the Genesis planet during a surprise attack by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey commanded by Commander Kruge. 

Chronology

 * 2285: Dies in orbit of the Genesis Planet in the Mutara sector