Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.

Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.

Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.

Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.

Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.