RNA structures play a pivotal role in many biological processes and the progression of human disease, making them an attractive target for therapeutic development. Often RNA structures operate through the formation of complexes with RNA-binding proteins, however, much like protein-protein interactions, RNA-protein interactions span large surface areas and often lack traditional druggable properties, making it challenging to target them with small molecules. Peptides provide much greater surface areas and therefore greater potential for forming specific and high affinity interactions with RNA. In this chapter, we discuss our approach for engineering peptides that bind to structured RNAs by highlighting methods and design strategies from previous successful projects aimed at inhibiting the HIV Tat-TAR interaction and the biogenesis of oncogenic microRNAs. Section 1: Introduction RNA molecules play crucial roles in regulating healthy and diseased cellular processes (e.g. transcription, splicing, mRNA transport, translation, etc) and are therefore tightly regulated transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally, often through their interactions with other RNAs and with RNA binding proteins. RNAs and RNA-protein interactions regulate viral replication or the expression of proto-oncogenes, and are mis-regulated in many infectious and chronic diseases (Cooper, Wan, & Dreyfuss, 2009; Esteller, 2011) making these RNA structures and RNA-protein surfaces an untapped source of potential drug targets (Burnett, & Rossi, 2012; Ling, Fabbri, & Calin, 2013). However, RNA-protein interactions are much more challenging to target with small molecules than traditional enzymatic active sites (Warner, Hajdin, & Weeks, 2018). These interactions span large surface areas and often lack structural complexity (