Julio Cardenas

Graduate Student
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Room 4956, Arizona Cancer Center
Phone: (520)-626-0194
Fax: (520)-626-0395
Email: cardenaj@u.arizona.edu
Mail Address: Room 4956
Arizona Cancer Center
1515 North Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
Selected links:
• Contrast Agent Molecular Engineering Lab
• Department of Chemistry
• Arizona Cancer Center
• Institute for Collaborative BioResearch (BIO5)
• Advanced Research Institute for Biomedical Imaging (ARIBI)
• Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Facility
• The University of Arizona

Research Summary

I am interested in the design, characerization, and application of new molecular imaging contrast agents to assess the response to anti-cancer therapy using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In particular, my projects are focused on 1H and 19F Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI.

Recent Publications
• Notario R, Roux MV, Cuevas G, Cárdenas J, Leyva V, Juaristi E. Computational Study of 1,3-Dithiane 1,1-Dioxide (1,3-Dithiane Sulfone). Description of the Inversion Process and Manifestation of Stereoelectronic Effecs on 1JC-H Coupling Constants. J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 7703-7712.
• Garcia-Jiménez F, Collera O, Castells Y, Cárdenas J, Cuevasl G. Experimental and theoretical study of the products from the spontaneous dimerization of DL- and D-glyceraldehyde. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 2005, 16(3), 467-476.