Aaron S Devanathan

Dr. Aaron S Devanathan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He leads the Certara Academic Center of Excellence program and holds affiliations with the Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences Center. His research focuses on antiretroviral pharmacology, HIV-associated comorbidities, and drug disposition in biological matrices to understand interactions between antiretroviral therapies and inflammatory processes.

Education:

• PharmD, University of Pittsburgh
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UNC Hospitals
• PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Postdoctoral Training: UNC-Duke Collaborative Clinical Pharmacology T32 Program

Research Interests:

• Antiretroviral penetration in viral reservoirs (spleen, CNS, etc.)
• Pharmacokinetic modeling of long-acting HIV drugs
• Development of adherence monitoring algorithms using dried blood spots
• Drug-drug interactions in HIV treatment

Publications reflect expertise in:

• Quantitative imaging of HIV viral reservoirs
• LC-MS/MS methods for antiretroviral quantification
• Pharmacology of HIV cure strategies

Grants/Advising: Actively involved in translational research bridging preclinical models and clinical applications, with a focus on optimizing antiretroviral therapies for hard-to-reach tissues.

Labs/Teams: Directs the Devanathan Laboratory, collaborating with the Kashuba Lab at UNC on HIV pharmacology projects.