Edgar Pastene Navarrete is a researcher and professor at the Universidad del Bío-Bío. Edgar participates in the Ethics for Pharmacy, Pharmacology, and Chemistry courses for Pharmacy, Nursing, and Engineering undergraduate students. Edgar also participates in postgraduate courses in Ph.D. programs in Renewable Natural Resources and Food Engineering and the Master's programs in Human Nutrition and Biological Sciences. Edgar is a pharmacist with a Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology. To date, he has published over 100 research articles and participated in 30 research projects.