Lecture Content

Biological Physics 1 (Physics degree – Level I – Laurea in Fisica) 2019-2020 (in Italian)

Biological Physics 1 (Physics degree – Level I – Laurea in Fisica) 2019-2020 (in Italian)

Biological Physics 1 (Physics degree – Level I – Laurea in Fisica) 2018-2019 (in English) (in Italian)
Biological Physics 2 (Physics degree – Level II – Laurea in Fisica) 2018-2019 (in English) (in Italian)
Measurement and analysis of biosignals (in English) (in Italian)
Theory and computaional methods for biological physics (in English) (in Italian)


Lecture Notes

Fisica_Biologica_1 (2017-2018) [79.7 MB]
Fisica_Biologica_2 (2017-2018) [46.4 MB]

PhD thesis

Emiliano De Santis: From molecules, to aggregates. A synergic experimental and computational approach (2019)


Francesco Stellato: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: a powerful tool for structural studies of molecules involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases (2010)


Francesco Guerrieri: Computer simulations of biomolecules: the case of the N-terminal PrP Cu binding site. (2008)


Velia Minicozzi: Modeling biological systems by computer simulations: the case of biological membranes. (2001)


Antonella Longo: XAS study of the reconstitution process of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase in the presence of Cu(I)-GSH complex (1991)


Mariangela Freda: The reverse micelles as a model to study hydration phenomena: Molecular Dynamics simulations and experiments. (1998-1999)

Master Thesis


Antonio Vitale: Aggregazione e inibizione dell’aggregazione di molecule di insulina: uno studio dinamica molecolare (2015-2016)


Simone Aureli: Design of a peptide able to favor the aggregation of hydrocarbons. A study of classical molecular dynamics. (2014-2015)


Zelio Fusco: The effect of Beta-sheet breaker peptides and metal ion on Amyloid beta1-40 peptide fibrillation process (2015)   PDF


Emilia Capozzi:Molecular Dynamics study of interaction between model membrane and a new anticancer-radiopeptide (2015)


Emiliano De Santis: The binding of Cu (II) and Zn (II) ions with the β-amyloid peptide. A study with X-ray absorption spectroscopy (2013-2014) PDF


Claudia Narcisi: Beta Sheet Breakers as Inhibitors of Amyloid Fibrils Formation: Computational Studies and Experimental Verifications (2014)


Marco Pascucci: Cu (II) and Zn (II) cross modulation in prion protein binding (2012)


Andrea Coletta: A study with “ab-initio” methodologies of an anticancer drug belonging to the camptothecin family (2008)


Stefania Alleva: Frequency of occurrence of tetrapeptide HGGG and its possible biological implications (2007)


Francesco Stellato: The Role of Metals in Aggregation Processes: a Study with X-ray Spectroscopy (2006)


Valentina Balzarotti: Algorithms for the recognition of regularity in the amino acid sequence. Applications for the understanding of immunological mechanisms (1990)


Antonella Longo: Structural investigation of the active site of bovine superoxide dismutase: analysis of the EXAFS spectrum of copper in the oxidized enzyme, reduced and in the presence of chloride anion.


Velia Minicozzi: Molecular Mimicry: Statistical Analysis and Evolutionary Implications. (1994-1995)


Sara Letardi:  Lipid bilayers and biological membranes: a Molecular Dynamics study (1997-1998)


Filippo Ciferri: Global minimization algorithms: applications to biological macromolecules (1992-1993)


Sonia Mele:  structturic characterization of the SAM domain of the p63 protein by NMR spectroscopy


Francesco Marcocci: Measurements of residual dipolar couplings of the MIc1p protein


Luca Fiaschi: Clarifying the gene expression in high eukaryotes using stochastic dynamics. (2009-2010)

Bachelor Thesis


Nicole Luchetti: Protein folding and protein aggregation: the case of natively unfolded protein. (2017-2018)


Giulia Romoli: Protein folding and protein aggregation: the case of natively unfolded protein (2015-2016)


Stefano Campagnaro: Protein misfolding in food science (2013-2016)


Emiliano De Santis: Protein misfolding and amyotropic lateral sclerosis (2010-2011)


Erika Brugnoli: Alternative “splicing”: diagnostic implications (2009-2010)


Claudia Narcisi: Reversibility of the conformational transition of the Aβ peptide: experimental evidences and numerical simulations


Simona Dalla Bernardina: Hydrogen production by chlorophyll photosynthesis (2008-2009)


Stefania Alleva: Frequency of occurrence of tetrapeptide HGGG in human proteins and its possible biological implications (2005-2006)