Ian R. Rifkin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Biography
Expertise includes: Immunology; Autoimmunity; Systemic lupus erythematosus; and Nephrology.
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Nephrology, Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
- Member, Genome Science Institute, Boston University
Education
- University of the Witwatersrand, MBBCh
- University of Cambridge, PhD
- University of London, MSc
Publications
- Published on 2/4/2020
Lee J, Zhang J, Chung YJ, Kim JH, Kook CM, González-Navajas JM, Herdman DS, Nürnberg B, Insel PA, Corr M, Mo JH, Tao A, Yasuda K, Rifkin IR, Broide DH, Sciammas R, Webster NJ, Raz E. Inhibition of IRF4 in dendritic cells by PRR-independent and -dependent signals inhibit Th2 and promote Th17 responses. Elife. 2020 Feb 04; 9. PMID: 32014112.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/27/2019
Lyle C, Richards S, Yasuda K, Napoleon MA, Walker J, Arinze N, Belghasem M, Vellard I, Yin W, Ravid JD, Zavaro E, Amraei R, Francis J, Phatak U, Rifkin IR, Rahimi N, Chitalia VC. c-Cbl targets PD-1 in immune cells for proteasomal degradation and modulates colorectal tumor growth. Sci Rep. 2019 12 27; 9(1):20257. PMID: 31882749.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/30/2017
Rifkin IR, Bonegio RG. Editorial: Podocytes as Active Participants in Lupus Nephritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 08; 69(8):1517-1520. PMID: 28544537.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/11/2017
Choo MK, Sano Y, Kim C, Yasuda K, Li XD, Lin X, Stenzel-Poore M, Alexopoulou L, Ghosh S, Latz E, Rifkin IR, Chen ZJ, Stewart GC, Chong H, Park JM. TLR sensing of bacterial spore-associated RNA triggers host immune responses with detrimental effects. J Exp Med. 2017 May 01; 214(5):1297-1311. PMID: 28400473.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/17/2017
Das A, Heesters BA, Bialas A, O'Flynn J, Rifkin IR, Ochando J, Mittereder N, Carlesso G, Herbst R, Carroll MC. Follicular Dendritic Cell Activation by TLR Ligands Promotes Autoreactive B Cell Responses. Immunity. 2017 Jan 17; 46(1):106-119. PMID: 28099860.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2015
Duffau P, Menn-Josephy H, Cuda CM, Dominguez S, Aprahamian TR, Watkins AA, Yasuda K, Monach P, Lafyatis R, Rice LM, Kenneth Haines G, Gravallese EM, Baum R, Richez C, Perlman H, Bonegio RG, Rifkin IR. Promotion of Inflammatory Arthritis by Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 in a Mouse Model. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Dec; 67(12):3146-57. PMID: 26315890.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/7/2015
Aprahamian TR, Zhong X, Amir S, Binder CJ, Chiang LK, Al-Riyami L, Gharakhanian R, Harnett MM, Harnett W, Rifkin IR. The immunomodulatory parasitic worm product ES-62 reduces lupus-associated accelerated atherosclerosis in a mouse model. Int J Parasitol. 2015 Mar; 45(4):203-7. PMID: 25666929.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/16/2015
Watkins AA, Yasuda K, Wilson GE, Aprahamian T, Xie Y, Maganto-Garcia E, Shukla P, Oberlander L, Laskow B, Menn-Josephy H, Wu Y, Duffau P, Fried SK, Lichtman AH, Bonegio RG, Rifkin IR. IRF5 deficiency ameliorates lupus but promotes atherosclerosis and metabolic dysfunction in a mouse model of lupus-associated atherosclerosis. J Immunol. 2015 Feb 15; 194(4):1467-79. PMID: 25595782.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/12/2015
Mathes AL, Rice L, Affandi AJ, DiMarzio M, Rifkin IR, Stifano G, Christmann RB, Lafyatis R. CpGB DNA activates dermal macrophages and specifically recruits inflammatory monocytes into the skin. Exp Dermatol. 2015 Feb; 24(2):133-9. PMID: 25425469.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2015
Tan Y, Watkins AA, Freeman BB, Meyers JA, Rifkin IR, Lerner A. Inhibition of type 4 cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase blocks intracellular TLR signaling in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and normal hematopoietic cells. J Immunol. 2015 Jan 1; 194(1):101-12. PMID: 25416804.
Read at: PubMed
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