University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Larry Noodén

  • Professor Emeritus
    Ph.D., Harvard University, 1963

Nooden webpage

Contact information

  • University of Michigan
    1270 Kraus Natural Science Building
    830 North University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
  • Phone: (734) 764-4436
  • Fax: (734) 647-0884
  • Email: ldnum@umich.edu

Fields of study

Plant physiology

Research interests

Many plants degenerate and die rather suddenly toward the end of their reproductive phase. In soybeans, the developing seeds trigger this senescence process which appears to limit seed yield. Dr. Noodén's group aims to determine the control mechanisms and some of the key physiological changes which cause whole plant senescence. Because of its advantages in genetic analyses, they are also developing Arabidopsis thaliana as a system for studying senescence, and they are getting senescence mutations. Currently, he is studying the genetic and light controls of senescence and seed development.

Academic background

Noodén received his Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 1963. He was an NIH Special Research Fellow at CalTech in 1971-72 and a Fulbright Senior Research Fellow at Australian National University in 1983.

UM affiliation

  • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
  • College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

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