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Subramaniam Sriram is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and focuses on medical research, with a particular emphasis on multiple sclerosis and neuroimaging techniques. Their scholarly work spans various subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Hematology, and Neurology.

Their recent publications include research on disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis, advanced MRI applications for spinal cord imaging, and diffusion tensor imaging techniques. Notable papers authored by Sriram or in collaboration include:

  • Risk of new disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis who continue or discontinue disease-modifying therapies (DISCOMS): a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, phase 4, non-inferiority trial, 2023, The Lancet Neurology
  • Multi-echo gradient echo MRI of the lumbosacral spinal cord reveals level-dependent decreases in cross-sectional area in multiple sclerosis, 2025, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Multi-shot EPI diffusion tensor imaging of the human lumbar spinal cord is sensitive to microstructural tissue changes in multiple sclerosis, 2025, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

The scientist's frequent co-authors include Alicia Cronin, Lipika Narisetti, Grace Sweeney, Francesca Bagnato, and Kristin P. O'Grady, each having collaborated with Sriram on at least two research publications.

Publications often appear in venues dedicated to magnetic resonance imaging and neurology, with the most common being the Proceedings on CD-ROM of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's Scientific Meeting and Exhibition and The Lancet Neurology.

Their research interests cover several main topics, such as:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Sriram's work integrates expertise in advanced neuroimaging with clinical investigations into autoimmune and inflammatory neurological diseases. This combination reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining imaging technologies and clinical research methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Prevention of type II collagen-induced arthritis by in vivo treatment with anti-L3T4.

    Gerald E. Ranges;Subramaniam Sriram;Sheldon M. Cooper

  • Natural killer T cell activation protects mice against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Avneesh K. Singh;Michael T. Wilson;Seokmann Hong;Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez

  • Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis.

    Subramaniam Sriram;Charles W. Stratton;Song‐Yi Yao;Anthony Tharp

  • Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis: A Misleading Model of Multiple Sclerosis

    Subramaniam Sriram;Israel Steiner

  • Successful treatment of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis with transforming growth factor-beta 1.

    L. D. Johns;K. C. Flanders;G. E. Ranges;Subramaniam Sriram

  • In vivo effects of antibodies to immune response gene products: prevention of experimental allergic encephalitis.

    Lawrence Steinman;James T. Rosenbaum;Subramaniam Sriram;Hugh O. McDevitt

  • The Immunology of Multiple Sclerosis and its Animal Model, Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis

    Trevor Owens;Subramaniam Sriram

  • Anti I-A antibody suppresses active encephalomyelitis: treatment model for diseases linked to IR genes.

    Subramaniam Sriram;L. Steinman

  • Regulation of microglial activation by TGF-beta, IL-10, and CSF-1.

    Patricia A. Lodge;Subramaniam Sriram

  • In vivo therapy with monoclonal anti-I-A antibody suppresses immune responses to acetylcholine receptor

    Matthew K. Waldor;Subramaniam Sriram;Hugh O. McDevitt;Lawrence Steinman

  • Indictment of the microglia as the villain in multiple sclerosis

    S. Sriram;M. Rodriguez

  • Infectious causes of multiple sclerosis

    Gavin Giovannoni;Gary R Cutter;Jan Lunemann;Roland Martin

  • Multiple sclerosis associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the CNS

    S. Sriram;W. Mitchell;C. Stratton

  • TGF-BETA INHIBITS IL-12-INDUCED ACTIVATION OF JAK-STAT PATHWAY IN T LYMPHOCYTES

    John J. Bright;Subramaniam Sriram

  • TGF-beta inhibits IL-2-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of Jak-1 and Stat 5 in T lymphocytes.

    J J Bright;L D Kerr;S Sriram

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of Hashimoto's encephalopathy.

    Inan Olmez;Harold Moses;Subramaniam Sriram;Howard Kirshner

  • Antigen-specific therapy of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis by soluble class II major histocompatibility complex-peptide complexes

    Somesh D. Sharma;Bishwajit Nag;Xiao-Min Su;Donna Green

  • Tyrphostin B42 inhibits IL-12-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of Janus kinase-2 and prevents experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.

    John J. Bright;Caigan Du;Subramaniam Sriram

  • Interferon-beta sub 1b treatment decreases tumor necrosis factor-alpha and increases interleukin-6 production in multiple sclerosis

    S. A. Brod;G. D. Marshall;E. M. Henninger;S. Sriram

  • Administration of Dehydroepiandrosterone Suppresses Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis in SJL/J Mice

    Caigan Du;M. Wahid Khalil;Subramaniam Sriram

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles W. Stratton
Charles W. Stratton Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Harold L. Moses
Harold L. Moses Vanderbilt University
Thomas M. Aune
Thomas M. Aune Vanderbilt University Medical Center
John C. Gore
John C. Gore Vanderbilt University Medical Center
David J. Topham
David J. Topham University of Rochester Medical Center
William O. Whetsell
William O. Whetsell Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lawrence Steinman
Lawrence Steinman Stanford University
Nancy J. Olsen
Nancy J. Olsen Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Moses Rodriguez
Moses Rodriguez Mayo Clinic
Jerry S. Wolinsky
Jerry S. Wolinsky The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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