Meghan Free

Meghan Free, PhD serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, with her office located at 5020 Burnett-Womack in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Her academic credentials include:

• Undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Free's research program centers on immunological mechanisms in autoimmune kidney disorders, with primary emphasis on ANCA vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. She investigates CD4+ T cell roles—particularly autoreactive T cells and defective regulatory T cell function—to identify disease causes and relapse predictors. Her laboratory actively develops strategies to restore regulatory T cell suppressive capacity, aiming to establish novel therapeutic interventions for autoimmune kidney diseases.

Within the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Dr. Free collaborates with multidisciplinary teams of clinicians and researchers to translate immunological insights into clinical applications for patients with autoimmune renal conditions.