64. V Tozzini Minimalist models for proteins: a comparative analysis Q Rev Biophys, in press

63. V Tozzini, V Pellegrini Electronic structure and Peierls instability in Graphene nanoribbons sculpted in Graphane Phys Rev B, 81, 113404 (2010)

62. V Tozzini Multi-Scale Modeling of Proteins Acc Chem Res, 43, 220-230 (2010)

61. M Terreni, V Liverani, M I Gutierrez, A Di Fenza, V Tozzini, A Albanese, D Arosio, M Giacca, A Cereseto GCN5 Dependent Acetylation of HIV-1 Integrase Enhances Viral Integration, Retrovirology, 7, 18 (2010)

60. A Di Fenza, W Rocchia, V Tozzini Complexes of HIV-1 Integrase with HAT proteins: multiscale models, dynamics and hypotheses on allosteric sites of inhibition, Proteins 76, 946-958 (2009)

59. S Luin, V Voliani, G Lanza, R Bizzarri, R Nifosì, P Amat, V Tozzini, M Serresi, F Beltram Raman study of cromophore states in photochromic Intrinsically Fluorescent Proteins, J Am Chem Soc, 131, 96-103 (2009)

58. S Bonella, W Rocchia, P Amat, R Nifosì and V Tozzini Mutual Information to Investigate Specificity-Determining Positions: the Intrinsically Fluorescent Proteins case, Algorithms 2, 764-789 (2009)

57. F Trovato, V Tozzini Supercoiling and Denaturation of Plasmids with a Minimalist DNA Model, J Phys Chem B 112 13197-13200 (2008)

56. K Voltz, J Trylska, V Tozzini, V Kurkal-Siebert, J Langowski, J Smith Coarse-grained force field for the nucleosome from self-consistent multiscaling, J Comput Chem 29, 1429-1439 (2008)

55. K Voltz, T Wocjan, K Klenin, J Trylska, V Tozzini, V Kurkal, J Smith, J Langowski DNA dynamics on the nucleosome simulated by coarse-grained models Biophys J, Suppl S 540A-540A (2007)

54.R Nifosì, P Amat, V Tozzini Variation of spectral, structural and vibrational properties within the Intrinsically Fluorescent Proteins family: A Density Functional Study J Comput Chem 28 2366-2377 (2007)

53. J Trylska, V Tozzini, C-E Chang, J A McCammon HIV-1 protease substrate binding and product release pathways explored with coarse-grained molecular dynamics Biophys J, 92 4179-4187 (2007)

52. C-E Chang, J Trylska, V Tozzini, J A McCammon Binding pathways of ligands to HIV-1 Protease: Coarse-grained and atomistic simulations Chem Biol Drug Des, 69 5-13 (2007)

51. V Tozzini, J Trylska, C-E Chang, J A McCammon Flap opening dynamics in HIV-1 protease explored with a coarse-grained model J Stuct Biol, 157 606-615 (2007)

50. DDL Minh, C-E Chang, J Trylska, V Tozzini, and JA McCammon The Influence of Macromolecular Crowding on HIV-1 Protease Molecular Dynamics J Am Chem Soc, 128 6006-6007 (2006)

49. P Amat, G Granucci, F Buda, M Persico, V Tozzini The chromophore of asFP595: a theoretical study J Phys Chem B, 110 9348-9353 (2006)

48. V Tozzini, W Rocchia, J A McCammon Mapping all-atom models onto one-bead Coarse Grained Models: general properties and applications to a minimal polypeptide model J Chem Theory Comput, 2 667-673 (2006)

47. C-E Chang, T Shen, J Trylska, V Tozzini and J A McCammon Gated Binding of Ligands to HIV-1 Protease: Brownian Dynamics Simulations in a Coarse-Grained Model Biophys J, 90 3880-3885 (2006)

46. R Nifosì and V Tozzini Cis-trans isomerization of the chromophore in the Green Fluorescent Protein variant E2GFP: a molecular dynamics study Chem Phys, 323 358-368 (2006)

45. J Trylska, V Tozzini, J A McCammon Exploring Global Motions and Correlations in the Ribosome Biophys J 89 1455-1463 (2005)

44. V Tozzini, J A McCammon A coarse grained model for the dynamics of flap opening in HIV-1 Protease Chem Phys Lett 413 123-128 (2005)

43. V Tozzini, P Giannozzi Vibrational properties of DsRed model chromophores Chem Phys Chem 6 1786-8 (2005)

42. V Tozzini Coarse Grained Models for Proteins Curr Opinion Struct Biol 15 144-150 (2005)

41. T Laino, R Nifosì, V Tozzini Relationship between structure and optical properties in Green Fluorescent Proteins: A quantum mechanical study of the chromophore environment Chem Phys 298 17-28 (2004)

40. R Bizzarri, C Arcangeli, A Ferrari, R Nifosì, V Pellegrini, P Pingue, V Tozzini, M Giacca, M Tyagi, and F Beltram, Engineered Green Fluorescence Proteins for Proteomics and Biomolecular Electronic Applications Macromol Symp 218 283-292 (2004)

39. R Nifosì and V Tozzini Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Proteins: Effects of F64L, S65T and T203Y Mutations on the Ground-State Proton Equilibria Proteins 51 378-389 (2003)

38. R Nifosì, A Ferrari, C Arcangeli, V Tozzini, V Pellegrini and F Beltram Photoreversible dark state in a tristable Green Fluorescent Protein variant J Phys Chem B 107 1679-1684 (2003)

37. V Tozzini, AR Bizzarri, V Pellegrini, R Nifosì, P Giannozzi, A.Iuliano, S Cannistraro, F Beltram, The low frequency vibrational modes of Green Fluorescent Proteins Chem Phys 287 33-42, (2003)

36. V Tozzini, F Buda, A Fasolino Fullerene-like III-V clusters: a Density Functional Theory Prediction J Phys Chem B 105, 12477 (2001)

35. V Tozzini and R Nifosì Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Chromophore: An Insight into the Photoinduced Dynamics of Green Fluorescent Proteins J Phys Chem B 105, 5797 (2001)

34. RAG Cinelli, V Tozzini, V Pellegrini, F Beltram, G Cerullo, M Zavelani-Rossi, S De Silvestri, M Tyagi and M Giacca The coherent dynamics of photoexcited green fluorescent proteins Phys Rev Lett 86, 3439 (2001)

33. V Tozzini, F Buda and A Fasolino Spontaneous formation of small GaP fullerenes Phys Rev Lett 85, 4554 (2000)

32. V Tozzini, NH March and MP Tosi Orientational disorder and melting transition: Phenomenology and modelling with relevance to solid halogens and H Phys Chem Liq 37, 185-191 (1999)

31. V Tozzini and MP Tosi Lattice vibrations and elastic constants of crystalline He and He near low--temperature melting Physica B 262, 369 (1999)

30. V Tozzini and MP Tosi Vacancy formation energy in the quantal crystals of the two Helium isotopes Phil Mag Lett 76-6, 377-381, (1997)

29. V Tozzini, DK Chaturvedi and MP Tosi Lattice dynamics of stage-2 alkali intercalates in graphite Physica B 240, 92-97, (1997)

28. V Tozzini and MP Tosi Lattice vibrations and elastic constants of three- and two-dimensional quantal Wigner crystal near melting J Phys: Condens Matter 8, 8121-8136 (1996)

27. V Tozzini and MP Tosi Viscoelastic model for the transition from normal to fast sound in water Phys Chem Liq 33, 191-198, (1996)

26. V Tozzini and MP.Tosi Vibrational and elastic properties of alkali halides near melting Phil Mag B 72, 577-588 (1995)

25. V Tozzini and MP Tosi Dispersion Laws of Collective Excitation in Crystalline and Superfluid Related via Density-Functional Theory Europhys Lett 32, 67-72 (1995)

24. M P Tosi and V Tozzini Vibrational and Elastic Properties of the Hot Solid related to Static and Dynamic Structure of the Liquid within Density Functional Theory Phil Mag B 69, 833-848 (1994)

23. V. Tozzini and M P Tosi Vibrational and Elastic Properties of the Wigner Electron Lattice near melting Europhys Lett 23, 433-438 (1993)

Contributions to books

22. V Tozzini, J A McCammon One-Bead Coarse Grained Models for Proteins in "Coarse-graining of condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems", G A Voth Ed, Taylor & Francis/CRC press, Chapter 19 (2008)

21. R Bizzarri, R Nifosì, P Pingue, V Tozzini, F Beltram Nano-Sized Optical "Devices" for Applications in Proteomics and Biomolecular Electronics: Engineered Green Fluorescent Proteins in Functional Nanomaterials KE Geckeler and E Rosenberg Eds, Chapter 2 (2006)

20. R Nifosì, P Amat, P Giannozzi, V Tozzini Photophysics of red and blue fluorescent proteins: tailoring fluorophores at the ends of the visible spectrum Science and Supercomputing at CINECA 2005, p 502 (2005)

19. R Nifosì, V Tozzini The color of Intrinsically Fluorescent Proteins: a Density Functional Study in "Highlights in the quantum theory of condensed matter - A symposium to honour Mario Tosi on his 72nd birthday" F Beltram Ed p 39 (2005)

18. R Nifosì, V Tozzini, F Beltram Fluorescent Proteins in Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics (Elsevier) F Bassani, J Liedl, P Wyder Eds, pag 235 (2005)

17. R Nifosì, V Tozzini, F Beltram The role of the zwitterionic chromophore in the photophysics of green fluorescent proteins in "Universality and Diversity in Science" Festschrift in honor of N K Rahman 60th birthday p 127 (2004)

16. V Tozzini, V Pellegrini, F Beltram Green Fluorescent Proteins and their applications to cell biology and bioelectronics in "Handbook of organic photochemistry and photobiology", W M Horsphool and F Lenci, Eds, CRC, Washington DC, chapter 139 (2004)

15. R Nifosì, P Giannozzi, V Tozzini, Modeling the Structure and Photodynamics of the Green Fluorescent Proteins Science and Supercomputing at CINECA, 2003 (2003)

Proceedings

14.M Terreni, V Liverani, MI Gutierrez, A Di Fenza, V Tozzini, A Albanese, D Arosio, M Giacca, A Cereseto GCN5 dependent acetylation of HIV-1 Integrase enhances viral integration Retrovirology 6, Suppl 2, P20 (2009)

13. V Tozzini, A Di Fenza, F Trovato, R Nifosì, P Amat, K Voltz, J Trylska Bridging atomistic- and meso- scale with minimalist models for bio-molecules Eur Biophys J 38-Supplement 1, S59 (2009)

12. K Voltz, J Trylska, V Tozzini, V Kurkal-Siebert, J Smith, and J Langowski Global motions in the nucleosome explored using a coarse-grained model NIC Series, 40 141-144, (2008)

11. V Tozzini and J A McCammon The dynamics of flap opening in HIV-1 Protease: a Coarse Grained Approach in the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Symposium of the Protein Society, Prot. Sci. 13, suppl 1, 194 (2004)

10. J Trylska, V Tozzini and J A McCammon A Coarse Grained Model for the Ribosome: Molecular Dynamics Simulations in the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Symposium of the Protein Society, Prot. Sci. 13, suppl 1, 121 (2004)

9. F Buda, V Tozzini and A Fasolino Spontaneous Formation and Stability of GaP Cage Structures: A Theoretical Prediction of a New Fullerene Proceedings of the 2001 Material Research Society Spring Meeting, April 2001 Mat Res Soc Symp Proc, 675, (2001)

Reports

8. V Tozzini, Modeling MacroBioMolecules NEST Activity Report 2007-2009 p. 91

7. R Nifosì, V Tozzini, R Bizzarri, D Arosio, P Amat, S Luin, F Cardarelli, F Ricci, M Serresi, A M Bolcioni, L Marchetti, S Guidi, F Beltram Determinants of GFP chromophore photophysical characteristics NEST Scientific Report 2005-2006, 30-36 (2006)

6. W Rocchia, R Nifosì, S Bonella, F Trovato, P Amat, V Tozzini Modeling Macro-Biomolecules NEST Scientific Report 2005-2006, 25-29 (2006)

5. R Nifosì, V Tozzini, C Arcangeli, V Pellegrini, T Laino, F Beltram Molecular Modeling and spectroscopy of Fluorescent Proteins NEST Activity Report 2004, p 20

4. R Nifosì, V Tozzini, A Ferrari, C Arcangeli, V Pellegrini, P Giannozzi, T Laino, F Beltram Molecular Spectroscopy of Fluorescent Proteins NEST Activity Report May 2001 - April 2003, p 16

3. V Tozzini, F Buda, A Fasolino Spontaneous Formation and Stability of III-V Fullerenes INFM Highlights 2000-2001, 106-108 (2002)

Dissemination

2. V Tozzini Una 'zoomata' sulle tecniche sperimetali e teoriche per la biofisica Parte I, Fisica in Medicina 1 (2008) 31-52; Parte II, ibid. 2 (2008) 125-140; Parte III ibid 2 (2008)

1. V. Tozzini, F. Buda Simulazioni di Dinamica Molecolare: uno strumento di indagine microscopica in campo biomedico, Atti del Corso-Convegno Procedure operative di misura e valutazioni dosimetriche nelle attivita sanitarie, S Miniato 10-12 Giugno 1998 (1998)

Theses

Degree Thesis (Laurea)
Dispersion relations of phonons in solids near melting within the Density Functional Theory frame
(Relazioni di dispersione di fononi in solidi prossimi al punto di fusione nell'ambito della Teoria del Funzionale di densità)
Università di Pisa, 1993
Relator: Prof MP Tosi - Scuola Normale Superiore
Referees: Prof L Martinelli and Prof S Rosati - Università di Pisa

PhD Thesis (Perfezionamento)
Vibrational properties of condensed systems near the Solid-Liquid transition
Scuola Normale Superiore, 1997
Relator: Prof MP Tosi - Scuola Normale Superiore
Referees: Prof G Benedek - Università di Milano, Prof NH March - Oxford University

Medical Physics Specialization Thesis
Molecular Modeling techniques and applications to biological macromolecules and complex systems
(Tecniche di modellizzazione molecolare e applicazioni a macromolecole biologiche e sistemi complessi)
Università di Pisa, 1999
Relator: Prof U Bottigli - Università di Pisa
Co-Relator: Dr F Buda - Leiden University