At Parsimonious Solution, our story began with a passion for helping researchers succeed. Our founder saw a need for personalized, results-driven consulting services in scientific research, and set out to create a company that would meet that need.
Our founder, Ding (Dingcai) Cao, is a retired Professor specialized in Visual Neuroscience Research. Dr. Cao also served as a Principal Biostatistician and the Director of Clinical Biostatistical Program in the department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-2022, Professor, Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago
2011-2019, Associate Professor, Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago
2017-2022, Director of Clinical Biostatistical Program, Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago
2008-2011, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Chicago
2002-2008, Senior Biostatistician, Biostatistical Consulting Laboratory, University of Chicago
2003-2008, Post-doctoral Scholar, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Chicago
1994-1997, Sales Manager, Wahaha Group, Hangzhou, China
EDUCATION
1987-1991, BS (Psychology), Beijing University
1991-1994, MS (BioPsychology), Beijing University
2001-2002, MS (Statistics), University of Chicago
1997-2003, PhD (BioPsychology), University of Chicago
Our team is expanding by actively recruiting partners and consultants with various expertises in scientific research.
We offer consulting services in grant application, scientific publication, data science, software development for experiments, research coaching/mentoring
Welcome to Parsimonious Solution, your trusted source for expert consulting services in scientific research. We provide tailored solutions to help you meet your research goals and achieve success.
·Scientific idea conceptualization·Grant writing/critical reviewing/editing·Experimental design and sample size determination
Credentials: For a period of 20 years (year 2002-year 2022) before retirement, obtained 27 grants (>$30 millions in direct cost) from NIH (13 R01s, 3 R21s, 1 U01, 1 P50, 1 P01, 1 R56 and 1 K23) or from private foundations (6 grants), either as the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator.
·Manuscript writing/reviewing/editing·Data analysis and result interpretations
Credentials: published 145 papers for a period of 20 years (~7 publications/year)
·Statistical programming & software development for scientific experiments·Data management, data visualization, data analysis·Data modeling based on scientific framework·Machine learning
Credentials: 20 year experience as a senior biostatistician in a variety of clinical trials and health-science research projects; 10 year experience developing software for visual science research; Proficient in software packages Stata, R, SAS, PASS, Python, C, Matlab and Objective-C
·Research coaching for clinicians, medical residents, graduate students or undergraduate students, such as idea development, experimental design, research planning or execution
Credentials: Supervised and mentored various junior faculty members, post-docs, graduates, undergraduates and medical residents