Matías Alberto Cárdenas (b. 1992, Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina) is an Argentine scientist specializing in microbiology and chemical sciences, with a strong research background in food safety and contaminant analysis. He graduated as a microbiologist from the National University of Río Cuarto (UNRC), where he later earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences, defending his thesis in 2025 on the development of electroanalytical and chemometric methodologies for the determination of neonicotinoid residues in honey. Throughout his academic career, he enriched his expertise with postgraduate courses in nanotechnology, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, experimental design, multivariate analysis, and advanced microscopy, which provided him with a solid interdisciplinary foundation. In teaching, he collaborated in various microbiology and chemistry courses at UNRC since 2017 and also served as a jury member in faculty selection contests. His research experience includes undergraduate and postgraduate fellowships funded by FONCYT and CONICET, focusing on the design of electrochemical sensors, the use of nanoparticles as antifungal agents, and the study of contaminants in agro-food systems. He has presented his work at national and international conferences in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, and Puerto Rico, and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Food Microbiology, Analytical Methods, and Chemosensors. His contributions include the development of immunosensors and sustainable methodologies for controlling agro-food pathogens. He received awards for Best Poster and Best Work in Electroanalytical Chemistry at the Argentine Congresses of Analytical Chemistry (2023 and 2025). Additionally, he led interdisciplinary projects such as ApisLoq, focused on biopesticide alternatives for beekeeping. His social commitment was also evident through volunteer work during the COVID-19 pandemic at the San Antonio de Padua Hospital in Río Cuarto. Combining teaching, research, technological innovation, and community engagement, Matías Cárdenas stands out as an emerging leader in analytical chemistry and applied microbiology
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Featured Publications
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Pena G., Cárdenas M., Monge M.P., Yerkovich N., Planes G., Chulze S.N., Reduction of Fusarium proliferatum growth and fumonisin accumulation by ZnO nanoparticles both on a maize-based medium and irradiated maize grains. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2022, 363, 109510.
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Cárdenas M.A., Vignati M., Pierini G.D., Robledo S.N., Moressi M.B., D’Eramo F., Chemometric-assisted electrochemical sensor for simultaneous determination of neonicotinoids imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in honey samples. Analytical Methods, 2025.
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Cárdenas M.A., Alaniz R.D., Crapnell R., Robledo S.N., Fernández H., Arévalo F.J., Granero A.M., Banks C.E., Pierini G.D., Electrochemically activated screen-printed graphene electrochemical sensor for daidzein determination in edible peanut oils. Chemosensors, 2025, 13(8), 304.
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Pena G., Cárdenas M.A., Monge M., Yerkovich N., Planes G., Chulze S.N., Effect of ZnO-nanoparticles on Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin accumulation both on a maize-based medium and irradiated maize grains. World Mycotoxin Journal, submitted September 2024.