​Edgar grew up in Salem Oregon where he attended Willamette University to obtain his BS in Biochemistry. In 2022, Edgar’s journey as an organic chemist began in Dr. Sarah Kirk’s and Dr. Scott Meyer’s lab over the summer where he worked on the synthesis of tetracaine derivatives which have been known to deter the effects of the degenerative eye disease Retinitis Pigmentosa. Shortly after this he joined Dr. Cooper Battle’s lab working on DNA/RNA biomedical duplex sensors to detect the presence of diseases, such as melanoma. In the summer of 2023 Edgar obtained a SURF fellowship at UC Irvine where he worked as an organic chemist under Dr. Gregory Weiss working on the synthesis of NADH like cofactors with unnaturally high reduction potentials to attempt to drive the native function of aldehyde dehydrogenase in reverse to convert aldehydes into chemical commodities. During the 2023 academic year Edgar began working in Dr. Cooper Battle’s lab on the synthesis of Rylene Dye derivatives for fluorescent supramolecular sensors that can detect host-guest complexes. In 2024 he enrolled in Boston University and Joined Dr. John Porco’s lab working on total synthesis. In his free time Edgar enjoys going to the gym, running, reading, playing with his dog, and spending time with friends and family.