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The people behind PRIME Analytics
Epidemiology, pharmacy, data science, and operations in one small firm.
Wei-Hsuan Jenny Lo-Ciganic, Ph.D., M.S., M.S.Pharm.
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Pharmacist, pharmacoepidemiologist, and biostatistician who applies machine learning, group-based trajectory modeling, and target trial emulation to large claims and health records data. Her work centers on drug safety, medication adherence, and prescribing quality, including NIH-funded studies that predict opioid overdose risk. She has served as principal or co-investigator on nearly 30 funded grants and contracts, has authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications, and received the 2023 ISPOR Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Application.
Velma Hope
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Over 15 years in risk management, internal audit, accounting, compliance, and tax. Leads operations, contracting, financial reporting, and client engagement, and keeps project workflows and deliverables on schedule.
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James Liang Chih Huang, Ph.D.
Principal Data Scientist
Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering with a background in statistical inference, optimization, and machine learning. Builds prediction systems on healthcare datasets and supports medication utilization and health outcomes analyses in Python, R, and SAS.
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Lingshu Xue, Ph.D.
Principal Pharmacoepidemiologist
Over a decade of experience analyzing large Medicaid claims data in SAS, Stata, and R. Focuses on medication therapy patterns and the health and economic outcomes that follow, including insulin therapy among Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes.
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