Edgar Diaz is the Director of Research and Health Promotion at San Ysidro Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving over 145,000 patients annually in San Diego County. He oversees comprehensive research efforts, care coordination, health education, and outreach initiatives. Edgar is a Co-Investigator in the DRES-POCAI study, a clinical trial exploring innovative approaches to provide point-of-care diabetic eye care in FQHC settings.

As a Research Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, Edgar focused his research on the respiratory and cardiovascular effects of air pollution. He then transitioned to UC San Diego, contributing to the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) and later to the American Gut Project. Since its inception five years ago, Edgar has been part of the Alzheimer Gut Microbiome Project at Duke University, which aims to understand the role of the gut microbiome metabolome in Alzheimer’s disease.

Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Edgar is a bilingual and bicultural researcher with a diverse background in public health. He is passionate about improving health outcomes through research and promoting accessible healthcare for all.