Ernest Marshall Wright | |
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Born | 1940 |
Alma mater | University of London, University of Sheffield |
Known for | characterization of glucose and sodium co-transporters in cell membranes |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Biophysical Society, Member of the National Academy of Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physiology |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Doctoral advisor | David Smyth FRS |
Other academic advisors | Arthur K. Solomon |
Ernest Marshall Wright FRS (born 1940) is an Irish-born American physiologist.[1] He is primarily known for his work on the mechanisms of glucose-sodium co-transporters in intestinal and other tissues in humans and animals.[2]