Karen Ardnt, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded the Lee Hartwell Lecture for the 2026 Yeast Genetics Meeting. This honor is awarded to researchers whose work has had a significant impact in other fields of research. Ardnt’s research has focused on chromatin remodeling and transcription regulation. She has been published over 40 times for her outstanding work in the field.
Fellow researchers have praised Ardnt for the strides she has made in her research.
“Karen has contributed substantially to our understanding of the Paf1 complex in chromatin remodeling and transcription elongation, leading the way in this highly competitive field and often defining key elements of this complex's function/regulation in yeast that pave the way for mammalian cell studies.”
The 2026 Yeast Genetics Meeting is designed for researchers who work with Saccharomyces cerevisiae and similar organisms to study genetics and genomics. The meeting will take place from June 13-17 next year in Pacific Grove, California.