Bret Freudenthal

New PI Lesson #508 - be very clear when providing the title of your seminar. 🤦‍♂️ #needmoresleep #sicktoddler

Congratulations to Sufi Thomas, PhD, on being named the Frank B. Tyler Endowed Professor in Cancer Research. From advancing our understanding of the tumor microenvironment to improving survivorship through innovative research, her work is making a lasting impact. bit.ly/4f7SEpE

What an incredible game to round out the World Cup in KC!

What a soccer weekend! Kicked things off at KC House, where I heard about exciting things happening in KC, then headed to a wild Algeria vs Austria match with great friends. Beautiful game, even better company. ⚽️🇩🇿

Bucket list checked. Arrowhead was fully taken over by Argentina last night and the passion was unreal. We took the boys to watch them beat Algeria 3-0, capped by the first world cup hat trick for Messi. Started at KC FanFest, ended watching history. One we’ll never forget. 🇦🇷⚽️

One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Argentina fans have been in the Arrowhead stairwell for at least 20 minutes and show no sign of stopping any time soon. What a night in Kansas City. 🇦🇷

How does a DNA repair enzyme find a needle in a haystack? 🧬 Our latest paper in NAR, led by the one and only C-trap queen @kaitlindehart, uses single-molecule imaging to watch APE1 scan DNA and lock onto AP-sites. @LUMICKS_US academic.oup.com/nar/article/54…

@rwsobol Thanks Rob!

@Freudlab @RogerRogergr Congratulations

I am honored to receive a 2026 University Scholarly Achievement Award from KU. They say it takes a village. Mine took a village and then some: my lab, my trainees, my family. The award has my name on it, but it is theirs. They all make this job the best! youtu.be/o-KcgX3IiP8

@Opreskolab @RogerRogergr Thanks Patty. It has been wonderful working with since the first day the lab opened!

@Freudlab @RogerRogergr Congratulations! Well deserved. I’m honored to be your colleague

Huge thanks also to the team that made this video and captured the lab so well, the colleagues and collaborators who shaped how I do science, and the @KUcancercenter and @KUMedCenter for building a place that values people and mentorship.

@i_miousse Thanks Isabelle and great talk!

@Freudlab Congrats Bret and Ryan on a successful 2026 edition of the Midwest DNA Repair Symposium!

That's a wrap on the 25th Annual Midwest DNA Repair Symposium at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Two days, 175 attendees, 4 keynotes, 22 talks, and 85 posters of genuinely incredible science (also some fun socializing of course). I am still smiling, but a bit tired. 🧬🌻

Save the date: the 26th Annual Midwest DNA Repair Symposium heads to Indiana, June 4 to 6, 2027. See you there.

And none of it happens without my co-organizer Ryan Barnes and members of the Freudenthal and Barnes labs who kept everything running smoothly. Couldn't have done it without you. Thank you also to our 14 sponsors for making it all possible, particularly the NIEHS and KUCC.

A season of change in the lab. 🎓 Hooding ceremony for @SThompson_8 who is headed back to the clinic. 🧬 Zach Onyszchuk joins the lab as a graduate student 🔬 Nicholas William Ashton joins the lab as Senior Scientist Excited for what's ahead!!

Action packed Mother’s Day weekend celebrating Jean, cheering on Pierce at his big improv show and watching Grayson’s team bring home tournament gold. This is what great moms do, even on the weekends meant to celebrate them. Grateful for you, Jean. ❤️

It’s time

Big congrats to Spencer Thompson on defending his thesis today! Beautiful C-Trap single-molecule work and a major MD/PhD milestone. Proud PI! BioRxiv coming soon.