James O'Donnell

James O’Donnell is a research assistant in the Vanderbilt Colorectal Research Center. He graduated from the University of the South with a BS in Biochemistry and plans to pursue a career in medicine. His research activities include coordinating a Phase II clinical trial evaluating antibiotics versus placebo for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (APLAUD), as well as supporting studies focused on coding for diverticular disease, molecular imaging & targeted therapeutics of stem cell-derived colon cancer (GI SPORE), and patient education strategies in colorectal surgery.