A 40-year search for a gene that causes some one-celled sea creatures to flash at night and is also found in others that produce deadly red tides, has been successfully culminated by a group of scientists led by Thomas E. DeCoursey, PhD, professor of biophysics and physiology at Rush University Medical Center.

In the world of medical research, it is the equivalent of pitching a perfect baseball game for the results of a study’s findings to be published in either Science or Nature, the two most prestigious scientific journals in the world. Researchers at Rush have hit a grand slam.
 
Recently, the results of four groups of researchers each have been published in these peer-reviewed journals. This accomplishment is unprecedented at Rush and promises to increase Rush’s reputation for research excellence worldwide.