Arthur Lau
Dr. Lau is a research scientist at Dr. Muruve’s lab. He completed a BSc with Honours at the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. at the University of Western Ontario with a focus on kidney transplantation and immunology. In 2014 Arthur moved to Calgary to continue training as a postdoctoral fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Muruve’s. He was funded by the Cumming School of Medicine and the Beverly Phillips Rising Star fellowships. Dr. Lau has coauthored 14 publications in journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Cell reports. Dr. Lau specializes in developing in vivo models of renal disease and intravital microscopy imaging of the kidney. His current research focus is on elucidating mechanisms of immune surveillance in the kidney and developing therapeutics against acute kidney injury.
Esteban Elias
Dr. Elias just joined Dr Muruve’s lab in Sept 2020 to pursue a postdoctoral research position supported by Beverley Phillips Scholarship Program and Cumming School of Medicine Postdoctoral Scholarship.
Dr. Elias obtained his BSc from National University of La Plata and his PhD from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a PhD student Esteban worked at the Laboratory of Cancer Immunology, Institute of Experimental Medicine – CONICET - National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina. His thesis focused on the effect of novel drugs on malignant and non-malignant cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients and it was supported by fellowships from Agencia – FonCyT and the Argentinian National Research Council (CONICET). Esteban has co-authored several scientific articles in journals such as JCI Insight, Haematologica, American Journal of Hematology and International Journal of Cancer. Recently, he has applied computational biology approaches to understand human immunology and immune mechanisms in the kidney.
Sisay Belay
Sisay is a MSc Research Assistant who is working on identifying different the phenotypes and potential function of macrophage populations in the kidney. He is interested in understanding how macrophages contribute to repair and resolution of inflammation in acute and chronic kidney diseases. Sisay is originally from Ethiopia and obtained his training at the University of Gondar and the University of Calgary.
Paula Brandt
Paula is a PhD student in Dr. Peter Stys' lab co-supervised by Dr Muruve’s. She is in the third year of her studies to understand protein misfolding in diabetes and other diseases using spectroscopy in patient tissues biopsies.
Graciela Andonegui
Dr. Andonegui has joined the Precision Medicine in Nephrology team as the program manager in 2019. She had been a research scientist in the Department of Critical Care Medicine since 2009. She earned a BSc in Biochemistry and a PhD in Immunology from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and completed a clinical biochemistry residency at the Children’s Hospital Dr. Pedro de Elizalde in Buenos Aires. Graciela moved to the University of Calgary in 1999 and was funded by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research through her postdoctoral studies with the Immunology Research Group and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases. Her research has examined the role of innate immune cells in sepsis in affected organs such as the brain and lungs. In addition, she has worked on various collaborative projects involving both basic and clinical research.
Dr. Andonegui has published 32 peer-reviewed studies in journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Blood and Journal of Immunology. Dr. Andonegui has also been involved in supervising and mentoring undergraduate students through the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program at the University of Calgary.
Mona Chapellaz
Mona has joined the Precision Medicine in Nephrology team as the laboratory manager for Dr. Muruve’s lab. She completed an undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Winnipeg and a masters in Medical Sciences at the University of Calgary in the field of renal development. She has been working in medical sciences research at the University of Calgary for 14 years and co-authored 14 publications. Mona ensures the lab runs smoothly and participates in processing of patient samples.
Kevin Chapman
Kevin is the biobank facilities manager for the Precision Medicine in Nephrology since its opening in 2014. Kevin graduated with a BSc from the University of Calgary in 1990. Since then, he has worked in medical sciences research for several principal investigators. He has co-authored 26 papers in journals such as Science Translational Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Gastroenterology. His background and skills are a tremendous asset to the Precision Medicine program.
Chantal Lepage
Chantal is the administrative assistant for Dr. Dan Muruve who joined the group in 2025. Chantal helps Dr. Muruve with patient care and other administrative duties for the Division of Nephrology at the University of Calgary.