Liela (Bayeh) Romero
EDUCATION:
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2016-2020
(Mentor: Stephen L. Buchwald)
• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center 2016
(Mentor: Uttam K. Tambar)
• B.S. in Biochemistry, Baylor University 2011
(Mentor: Kevin G. Pinney)
HONORS AND AWARDS:
– ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Academic Young Investigator (2024)
– Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2024)
– NIH MIRA Award (2023)
– ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award (2023)
– Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Member Award (2020)
– Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017)
– UT Southwestern Dean’s Discretionary Award (2016)
– Chilton Foundation Fellowship (2014)
–University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Training Grant (2013)