Karen Uhlenbeck was awarded the Abel Prize 2019 “for her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics.” Unfortunately, Karen Uhlenbeck is unable to attend the 7th HLF. Therefore, Elena Mäder-Baumdicker, who is a mathematics professor at TU Darmstadt, will give a short introduction and overview of Karen Uhlenbeck’s work. The opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation or any other person or associated institution involved in the making and distribution of the video.