Parker Modglin, from Bourbonnais, Illinois,  is studying as a pre-medical neuroscience student at the University of Kentucky.  He is currently involved in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program for the United States Army and aspires to commission as a captain into the medical corps after medical school.  He is currently involved in Neurocats, and the Resident Hall association as an area senator. After receiving his undergraduate degree in neuroscience he will commission as a second lieutenant in the medical corps, going on an education delay before active duty to finish medical school.  Currently, he is researching the effects of neuroplasticity  in alcohol dependence with Dr. Mark Prendergast through the STEMcats living learning program and will present his research at the Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars in  April.