Laura Sorkin

Dr. Laura Sorkin was an InGen scientist. She was on unnamed planet during the Incident.

Appearance

 * Voice Actor: Susan Cash (English), Not Known (Japanese)

She appears to be around 40–45 years old.

Friends/Allies

 * InGen
 * John Hammond
 * Gerry Harding
 * Henry Wu
 * David Banks
 * Artie Bridges
 * Nima Cruz
 * Oscar Morales
 * Whiskey Company
 * Cole
 * Henderson
 * Joseph Turok
 * Dinosaurs
 * Parasaurolophus

Neutral

 * D-Caf
 * Billy Yoder
 * Velociraptor
 * Troodon
 * Mosasaurs
 * Tylosaurus

Rivals

 * BioSyn
 * Lewis Dodgson
 * Dennis Nedry
 * Miles Chadwick
 * Mendel-Gruman Corporation
 * Roland Kane

Early life
Laura describes her childhood in her research journal. She was raised on her family's farm in Arkansas and was an animal-rights activist in the 1970s. She was arrested multiple times for protesting, but earned her position as one of InGen's leading paleogeneticists.

Working in Jurassic Park
Initially, Laura was to be made Chief Scientist of Jurassic Park, but was denied the position after revealing she wanted to use complete DNA structures with no add-ins, cross-referencing genetic information from the mosquito fossils. It would have been safer, but the board of directors thought this process would take up too much time they didn't want to spend.

Laura also wanted the island to be used as a wildlife preserve instead of a theme park, but the idea was dismissed because there was "no money" in it.

Instead, the board decided to give the position of Chief Scientist to Henry Wu. In order to please the board, Dr. Wu came up with the solution of using genetic information from all the other animals (including frogs) to form complete DNA structures in minimal time. As a result, Laura developed a strong animosity towards Wu, Hammond and InGen. Her discontent with the InGen management was such that the management team gradually kept Laura out of the loop regarding the company's main dinosaur research projects. Eventually, Laura was assigned to her own laboratory on Isla Nublar where she could continue to perform independent research and be kept out of sight and mind. She would use this lab to secretly undermine InGen's safety protocols by developing a cure for the lysine contingency, which she saw as cruel and unnecessary.

Laura was also responsible for the Troodon, having bred them in her laboratory from a clutch of "mystery eggs". John Hammond, however, thought these predators were "too dangerous" and not "appealing" for tourists, so he ordered them to be euthanized. Instead, Laura decided to study the Troodon in secret; a single action that would lead to devastating consequences later.