Archana Asundi, MD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases

MD, McGill University
BA, Tufts University

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Dr. Archana Asundi is a physician-scientist and infectious disease clinician, who specializes in care of people living with HIV with a specific focus on HIV and Aging. In her role Director of the Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit (ID-CRU) at Boston Medical Center, she supports and oversees the conduct of a large portfolio of clinical trials and clinical-translational research studies in the Center for Infectious Disease (CID). Her individual research program focuses on investigating cardiometabolic comorbidities and weight gain/obesity among people living with HIV. She also engages in quality improvement and continuing medical education in the area of HIV and aging with several projects ongoing targeted around improvement of health-related quality of life among people aging with HIV.



HIV RNA modification and innate immune activation in HIV infection
07/08/2024 - 06/30/2029 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Archana Asundi, MD
Trustees of Boston University, BUMC NIH NIAID
5R01AI183400-02

GSK 3515864: A Phase 3b, multicenter, single-arm, open-label study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of switching to DTG/3TC single tablet regimen administered once daily from a bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide single table
10/23/2023 - 10/23/2028 (PI)
ViiV Healthcare


GS-US-563-6041: A Phase 2 Randomized, Open-Label, Active-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of an Oral Weekly Regimen of Islatravir in Combination with Lenacapavir in Virologically Suppressed People with HIV
04/06/2023 - 12/31/2027 (PI)
Gilead Sciences


GS-US-380-6738: A Phase 4 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Oral B/F/TAF after Discontinuing Injectable CAB + RPV
12/01/2023 - 12/01/2027 (PI)
Gilead Sciences


GS-US-563-5925: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Active-controlled Study to Evaluate a Switch to an Oral Weekly Islatravir/Lenacapavir Regimen in People With HIV-1 Who Are Virologically Suppressed on Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir (B/F/TAF)
11/22/2024 - 11/22/2027 (PI)
Gilead Sciences


GS-US-563-5926: A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label, Active-Controlled Study to Evaluate a Switch to an Oral Weekly Islatravir/Lenacapavir Regimen in People With HIV-1 Who Are Virologically Suppressed on Standard of Care
11/20/2024 - 11/20/2027 (PI)
Gilead Sciences


Impact of glucose variability on immune dysfunction in people with HIV
01/01/2026 - 12/31/2026 (PI)
The Ellison Foundation

TH-IBA-CTR-1003 PROMISE-US
10/27/2022 - 11/26/2026 (PI)
Theratechnologies U.S., Inc.


Gamma delta T cells promote inflammation in aviremic HIV infection and normal aging
08/15/2020 - 05/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Archana Asundi, MD
Trustees of Boston University, BUMC NIH NIAID
5R01AG065050-03

Is Integrase Inhibitor Emergent Weight Gain associated with increased Cardiometabolic Risk? A Nationwide Cohort Analysis
01/24/2022 - 03/31/2026 (PI)
Gilead Sciences


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  1. Pickering RT, Asundi A, Olson A, Soden K, Lin NH. Reversible Effects of Integrase Inhibitors on Newly Differentiated Adipocytes. Viruses. 2026 Jan 22; 18(1).View Related Profiles. PMID: 41600910; PMCID: PMC12846639; DOI: 10.3390/v18010149;
     
  2. Ramaswamy S, Akiyama H, Berrigan J, Quiñones-Molina AA, Olson AJ, Chen Y, Liang Y, Henderson AJ, Asundi A, Sagar M, Gummuluru S. The macrophage-intrinsic MDA5/IRF5 axis drives HIV-1 intron-containing RNA-induced inflammatory responses. J Clin Invest. 2025 Aug 15; 135(16).View Related Profiles. PMID: 40493408; PMCID: PMC12352897; DOI: 10.1172/JCI187663;
     
  3. Bean DJ, Liang YM, Avila F, He X, Asundi A, Sagar M. Endemic coronavirus infection is associated with SARS-CoV-2 Fc receptor-binding antibodies. J Virol. 2025 Jun 17; 99(6):e0055025.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40387363; PMCID: PMC12172460; DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00550-25;
     
  4. Pickering RT, Asundi A, Olson A, Soden K, Kuritzkes DR, Lin NH. Increased insulin resistance following switch from efavirenz to cobicistat-boosted elvitegravir. Antivir Ther. 2025 Feb; 30(1):13596535251314571.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39953931
     
  5. Lilie T, Bouzy J, Asundi A, Taylor J, Roche S, Olson A, Coxen K, Corry H, Jordan H, Clayton K, Lin N, Tsibris A. HIV-1 latency reversal agent boosting is not limited by opioid use. JCI Insight. 2024 Nov 22; 9(22). PMID: 39470739; PMCID: PMC11601940; DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.185480;
     
  6. Pihl RMF, Smith-Mahoney EL, Olson A, Yuen RR, Asundi A, Lin N, Belkina AC, Snyder-Cappione JE. Vd1 Effector and Vd2 ?d T-Cell Subsets Shift in Frequency and Are Linked to Plasma Inflammatory Markers During Antiretroviral Therapy-Suppressed HIV Infection. J Infect Dis. 2024 May 15; 229(5):1317-1327.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38390982; PMCID: PMC11095541; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae091;
     
  7. Lilie T, Bouzy J, Asundi A, Taylor J, Roche S, Olson A, Coxen K, Corry H, Jordan H, Clayton K, Lin N, Tsibris A. Opioid use does not limit potent low-dose HIV-1 latency reversal agent boosting. medRxiv. 2023 Jun 03. PMID: 37398278; PMCID: PMC10312897; DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.26.23290576;
     
  8. Asundi A, Olson A, Jiang W, Varshney SP, White LF, Sagar M, Lin NH. Integrase Inhibitor Use Associated with Weight Gain in Women and Incident Diabetes Mellitus. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 03; 38(3):208-215.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34877881; PMCID: PMC8968841; DOI: 10.1089/aid.2021.0091;
     
  9. Asundi A, O'Leary C, Bhadelia N. Global COVID-19 vaccine inequity: The scope, the impact, and the challenges. Cell Host Microbe. 2021 07 14; 29(7):1036-1039.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34265241; PMCID: PMC8279498; DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.06.007;
     
  10. Asundi A, Resnik J, Benedict PA, Shin M, Rani Elwy A, Branch-Elliman W. How Are Emerging Data Translated Into Clinical Practice? A Mixed Methods Investigation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Institutional Treatment Protocols. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 8(4):ofab072.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33855102; PMCID: PMC8026152; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab072;
     
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