Mahesh Sivasubramanian
College of Veterinary Medicine
Professional Practice Assistant Professor, Anatomist

Contact Information
Office Location: VSB 209Phone: 435-797-2831
Email: mahesh.sivasubramanian@usu.edu
Educational Background
Licensures & Certifications
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
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Publications | Other
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