Stephen Henry Wright | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Irvine |
| Known for | solute transport mechanisms in kidney tubules |
| Spouse(s) | Janis Mae Burt, Ph.D. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
| Thesis | Physiological characteristics of transport of amino acids in lamellibranch molluscs. |
| Doctoral advisor | Grover C. Stephens |
| Other academic advisors | John H. Crowe, Jared Diamond, Ernest M. Wright |
Stephen H. Wright is an American physiologist. He is primarily known for his work on the mechanisms of organic solute transport in kidney tubules, but he is also known for work to describe transport of organic solutes across epithelial membranes by marine invertebrates.[1]