Amanda Jarvis

Dr Amanda Jarvis is a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh, where she is also the Director of Training for the Center of Engineering Biology. She joined the university in 2017 as a Christina Miller Fellow and previously served as a Marie Curie Independent Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Her research focuses on catalysis, artificial enzymes, and sustainable chemistry, with an emphasis on developing selective catalysts for 'unnatural' reactions. Dr Jarvis holds a PhD from the University of York and has expertise in biocatalysis, bioinorganic chemistry, and genetic code expansion. She is also involved in industry collaborations and has worked in the Oil Industry, contributing to patents related to fracturing fluid recycling.

Amanda Jarvis is a researcher at the University of Edinburgh with a focus on the design and application of artificial metalloenzymes and catalysts for synthetic biology and oxidation chemistry. Her work explores the development of enzyme hybrids and artificial metalloenzymes for catalytic processes, including oxidative lignin degradation, hydroformylation, and asymmetric amine synthesis. She investigates the role of metal complexes, particularly rhodium and copper, in catalytic reactions and their integration into biological systems. Her research also addresses the design of chiral ligands and their application in Pd-catalyzed reactions, as well as the engineering of thermostability in artificial metalloenzymes to enhance catalytic activity.