Amanda E. Hargrove is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto, having moved from Duke University in July 2024. Prof. Hargrove earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin followed by an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Caltech. Prof. Hargrove’s laboratory focuses on developing small molecule probes to investigate the structure and function of RNA molecules relevant to human disease. The lab works to understand the fundamental drivers of selective small molecule:RNA recognition and to use this knowledge to functionally modulate viral and oncogenic RNA structures. Recent honors include the RNA Society Elisa Izaurralde Award for Innovation in Research, Teaching, and Service, the Sloan Research Fellowship, the American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee Rising Star Award, and the Cram Lehn Pedersen Prize in Supramolecular Chemistry. Prof. Hargrove serves as on the editorial advisory boards of ChemComm, Current Protocols, Medicinal Research Reviews and Supramolecular Chemistry.

Graduate Appointment: University of Toronto, Chemistry Department

Undergraduate Appointment: University of Toronto - Mississauga, Department of Chemical & Physical Sciences

Additional Affiliations: Centre for Medicinal Chemistry

Office and Lab: New Science Building, Mississauga Campus

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