Kate Ligon (left) and Alexa Benson enrolled in classes this summer at the Santa Reparata International School of Art.

Kate Ligon (left) and Alexa Benson enrolled in classes this summer at the Santa Reparata International School of Art.
Kate Ligon (left) and Alexa Benson enrolled in classes this summer at the Santa Reparata International School of Art.
Kate Ligon (left) and Alexa Benson enrolled in classes this summer at the Santa Reparata International School of Art.
Nichols is investigating proteins linked to inflammation in the brain that occurs as part of the neurodegenerative disease.