Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network

The Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network (GDCN) was established in 1985 as a means of enhancing communication and research efforts between community nephrology offices and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The purpose of the GDCN is to learn more about causes and pathogenesis of glomerular diseases, as well as to find the most effective treatments for patients with these diseases.

The co-founders and co-directors of the GDCN are Ronald J. Falk, MD, D.J. Thurston Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and J. Charles Jennette, MD, Brinkhous Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, both of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

There is no fee to become a member physician or clinic. Any interested parties should contact the gdcn_unc@med.unc.edu.

Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network (GDCN)
7024 Burnett-Womack Bldg
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7155
E-Mail: gdcnunc@med.unc.edu

Ronald J. Falk, MD ::: Co-Director
Phone: (919)966-2561
Email: ronald_falk@med.unc.edu

J. Charles Jennette, MD ::: Co-Director
Phone: (919)966-4676
Email: jcj@med.unc.edu

Susan Hogan, PhD ::: Research Director
Phone: (919)966-2561 ext. 290
Email: slh@med.unc.edu

Debbie S. Gipson, MD ::: Pediatric Research Director
Phone: (919)966-2561 ext. 235
Email: debbie_gipson@med.unc.edu

Jill Cooper
Phone: (919)966-2561 ext. 284
Email: jill_cooper@med.unc.edu

Mary Dike, RN (Pediatrics)
Phone: (919)966-2561 ext.240
Email: mary_dike@med.unc.edu

Caroline E. Jennette, MSW
Phone: (919)966-2561 ext. 30
Email: caroline_jennette@med.unc.edu

Leslie Powell, MS, RN, CPNP(Pediatrics)
Phone: (919)919-966-4251 ext.241
Email: leslie_powell@med.unc.edu

Amber Thompson, RN(Pediatrics)
Phone: (919)966-2561 ext. 245
Email: amber_thompson@med.unc.edu

Toll-free Patient Line: 1-866-462-9371
E-mail: gdcnunc@med.unc.edu