Ian R. Rifkin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Biography
Expertise includes: Immunology; Autoimmunity; Systemic lupus erythematosus; and Nephrology.
Other Positions
- Assistant Professor, Virology, Immunology & Microbiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
- Member, Genome Science Institute, Boston University
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- University of the Witwatersrand, MBBCh
- University of Cambridge, PhD
- University of London, MSc
Publications
- Published on 11/18/2024
Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Unruh M, Crowley S, Geller D, Goldfarb DS, Kraut J, Rastegar M, Rifkin IR, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):33-40. PMID: 39611277.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2023
Pellerin A, Tan Y, Lu S, Bonegio RG, Rifkin IR. Genetic Reduction of IRF5 Expression after Disease Initiation Reduces Disease in a Mouse Lupus Model by Impacting Systemic and End-Organ Pathogenic Pathways. J Immunol. 2023 Nov 01; 211(9):1308-1319. PMID: 37721418.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/13/2023
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Crowley S, Tuozzo K, Rifkin I, Moore D, Walker L, Bonegio R. Using RE-AIM to examine implementation of a tele-nephrology program for veterans living in rural areas. Front Health Serv. 2023; 3:1205951. PMID: 37780402.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2023
Tatsumoto N, Saito S, Rifkin IR, Bonegio RG, Leal DN, Sen GC, Arditi M, Yamashita M. EGF-Receptor-Dependent TLR7 Signaling in Macrophages Promotes Glomerular Injury in Crescentic Glomerulonephritis. Lab Invest. 2023 Sep; 103(9):100190. PMID: 37268107.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/12/2022
Bhatnagar A, Ananthakrishan S, Rifkin I, Breu AC. A Veteran Presenting for Low Testosterone and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Fed Pract. 2022 Oct; 39(10):406-409a. PMID: 36744013.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/9/2021
Pellerin A, Yasuda K, Cohen-Bucay A, Sandra V, Shukla P, Jr BKH, Nündel K, Viglianti GA, Xie Y, Klein U, Tan Y, Bonegio RG, Rifkin IR. Monoallelic IRF5 deficiency in B cells prevents murine lupus. JCI Insight. 2021 08 09; 6(15). PMID: 34197340.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/9/2021
Yuen RR, Steiner D, Pihl RMF, Chavez E, Olson A, Smith EL, Baird LA, Korkmaz F, Urick P, Sagar M, Berrigan JL, Gummuluru S, Corley RB, Quillen K, Belkina AC, Mostoslavsky G, Rifkin IR, Kataria Y, Cappione AJ, Gao W, Lin NH, Bhadelia N, Snyder-Cappione JE. Novel ELISA Protocol Links Pre-Existing SARS-CoV-2 Reactive Antibodies With Endemic Coronavirus Immunity and Age and Reveals Improved Serologic Identification of Acute COVID-19 via Multi-Parameter Detection. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:614676. PMID: 33897682.
Read at: PubMed - 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 02 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
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