St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers (from left) Jack Glennon, Hitomi Salini and Natsuki Kobayashi are all members of the UMSL campus community.

St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers (from left) Jack Glennon, Hitomi Salini and Natsuki Kobayashi are all members of the UMSL campus community.
St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers (from left) Jack Glennon, Hitomi Salini and Natsuki Kobayashi are all members of the UMSL campus community.
St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers (from left) Jack Glennon, Hitomi Salini and Natsuki Kobayashi are all members of the UMSL campus community.
Nichols is investigating proteins linked to inflammation in the brain that occurs as part of the neurodegenerative disease.