Mahesh Sivasubramanian

College of Veterinary Medicine

Professional Practice Assistant Professor, Anatomist


Mahesh Sivasubramanian

Contact Information

Office Location: VSB 209
Phone: 435-797-2831
Email: mahesh.sivasubramanian@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, (Neurophysiology), Oklahoma State University, 2023
DETERMINE THE ROLE OF SENESCENT CELLS IN THE ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA (RVLM) IN MEDIATING NEUROINFLAMMATION AND SYMPATHOEXCITATION IN OBESITY
DVM, Veterinary Science, (Animal Science), Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, 2018

Licensures & Certifications

Lead Blue, Organizational Development & Training, Human Resources, USU, 2026
Human Research - Basic Course, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, 2026

Teaching Interests

- Veterinary Gross Anatomy
- Comparative Anatomy
- Applied Anatomy
- Neuroanatomy
- Microscopic Anatomy

Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award, 2025

Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University

Graduate College Ambassador Award, 2023

Oklahoma State University

Joe Mack Mason Memorial Scholarship, 2023

Oklahoma State University

RHA Leader-Scholar Endowed Scholarship, 2023

Oklahoma State University

Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowship, 2023

Oklahoma State University

Second Place in 26th Annual Phi Zeta Research Day, 2023

College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University

Campus Connection of the Year, 2022

Family Resource Center, Oklahoma State University

Graduate College Ambassador Award, 2022

Oklahoma State University

RHA Leader-Scholar Endowed Scholarship, 2022

Oklahoma State University

Certificate of Appreciation, 2021

Family Resource Center, Oklahoma State University

Graduate College Ambassador Award, 2021

Oklahoma State University

Young Investigator Award, 2020

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine


Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Monteiro, R., Sivasubramanian, M., Harrison, K.S, Plakkot, B., Sadeghi, H., Subramanian, M., Jones, C., (2024). Examination of neuro-inflammation and senescence in brainstem of aged mice latently infected with human alphaherpesvirus 1 (HSV-1). Virus Research, 347, 199420.
  • Sivasubramanian, M., Monteiro, R., Jagadeesh, M., Balasubramanian, P., Subramanian, M., (2024). Palmitic Acid Induces Oxidative Stress and Senescence in Human Brainstem Astrocytes, Downregulating Glutamate Reuptake Transporters-Implications for Obesity-Related Sympathoexcitation.. Nutrients, 16:17, doi: 10.3390/nu16172852
  • Sivasubramanian, M., Monteiro, R., Harrison, K.S, Plakkot, B., Subramanian, M., Jones, C., (2022). Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Preferentially Enhances Neuro-Inflammation and Senescence in Brainstem of Female Mice.. Journal of virology, 96:17, e0108122. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01081-22
  • Balasubramanian, P., Branen, L., Sivasubramanian, M., Monteiro, R., Subramanian, M., (2021). Aging is associated with glial senescence in the brainstem - implications for age-related sympathetic overactivity.. Aging, 13:10, 13460-13473. doi: 10.18632/aging.203111
  • Subramanian, M., Edwards, L., Melton, A., Branen, L., Herron, A., Sivasubramanian, M., Monteiro, R., Stansbury, S., Balasubramanian, P., Morris, L., Elkholey, K., Niewiadomska, M., Stavrakis, S., (2020). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation attenuates proinflammatory cytokines and augments antioxidant levels in the brainstem and forebrain regions of Dahl salt sensitive rats.. Scientific reports, 10:1, 17576. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74257-9
  • Balasubramanian, P., Asirvatham-Jeyaraj, N., Monteiro, R., Sivasubramanian, M., Hall, D., Subramanian, M., (2020). Obesity-induced sympathoexcitation is associated with Nrf2 dysfunction in the rostral ventrolateral medulla.. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 318:2, R435-R444. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00206.2019

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.