Mr. Ding joined Arbor Research in May 2018. He previously worked as a research assistant during summer 2017. Mr. Ding provides analytical support for the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP) and the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) Annual Data Report (ADR) project. He received his Bachelor of Medicine from Central South University in China in 2012, and MS in Biostatistics from Tulane University in 2018. Before getting the MS degree, he worked as a resident physician in China for three years. He is also a SAS Certified Base/Advance Programmer.