Amanda Hargrove

Amanda Hargrove is a Professor in the Department of CHEM at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on Biological Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. She can be contacted via email at amanda.hargrove@utoronto.ca or through her profile page at https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/amanda-hargrove.

Amanda E. Hargrove is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto, specializing in small molecule-RNA targeting, molecular recognition, chemical biology, and pattern recognition. Her research focuses on developing small molecules that selectively bind to RNA targets, with applications in chemical biology and therapeutic development. She has published extensively on artificial receptors, RNA-targeting ligands, and the design of bioactive small molecules for RNA structures. Her work includes the discovery of RNA-binding scaffolds, such as amiloride, and the development of tools like R-BIND for RNA-targeted chemical probes. Hargrove's research bridges fundamental principles of molecular recognition with practical applications in drug discovery and virology.