Dr. Arriel Makembi Bunkete | Biological Networks | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Arriel Makembi Bunkete is a highly qualified nephrologist specializing in internal medicine, clinical nephrology, dialysis, and renal transplantation, with extensive international experience in clinical research, teaching, and complex patient care across mainland France, French Guyana, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since January 2025, he has served as a nephrologist and deputy renal transplant coordinator at the University Hospital Centre (CHU) of French Guyana, overseeing nephrology and transplantation care, dialysis programs, and medical and paramedical teams. He previously coordinated kidney transplant programs at Franck Joly Hospital and has been actively involved in research and teaching as deputy coordinator of the scientific research, teaching, and innovation pool for the nephrology sector at Guyana University Hospital. As the National Representative for the Young Nephrologist Platform of the European Renal Association, he contributes to European-level nephrology initiatives. Dr. Bunkete has also trained healthcare professionals as a lecturer at the Institut Supérieur des Sciences Infirmières PPPLUS and gained extensive clinical experience in France at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hôpital Foch, and the Association for the Use of Artificial Kidneys (AURA). His early career includes residency in internal medicine and nephrology at the University Clinics of Kinshasa, DRC, managing complex kidney diseases and intensive hospital care. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated expertise in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and advancing scientific research in kidney disease and integrated care approaches.