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Overview

Giancarlo Ruocco is affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. With a focus on Molecular Biology as a key subfield, their work also spans Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics include Protein Structure and Dynamics, Material Dynamics and Properties, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Enzyme Structure and Function, and Computational Drug Discovery Methods.

Giancarlo Ruocco's recent publications highlight a diverse range of subjects and venues:

  • "MLL4-associated condensates counterbalance Polycomb-mediated nuclear mechanical stress in Kabuki syndrome," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "In-Silico evidence for two receptors based strategy of SARS-CoV-2," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Spatial organization of hydrophobic and charged residues affects protein thermal stability and binding affinity," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Computational Approaches to Predict Protein-Protein Interactions in Crowded Cellular Environments," 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • "Characterizing Hydropathy of Amino Acid Side Chain in a Protein Environment by Investigating the Structural Changes of Water Molecules Network," 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Their frequent coauthors include Edoardo Milanetti, Mattia Miotto, Lorenzo Di Rienzo, Giorgio Gosti, and Marco Leonetti.

Giancarlo Ruocco's work has appeared repeatedly in notable publication venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Best Publications

  • Bacterial ratchet motors

    R. Di Leonardo;L. Angelani;D. Dell’Arciprete;G. Ruocco

  • The Widom line as the crossover between liquid-like and gas-like behaviour in supercritical fluids

    G. G. Simeoni;T. Bryk;T. Bryk;F. A. Gorelli;M. Krisch

  • Computer generation of optimal holograms for optical trap arrays

    Roberto Di Leonardo;Francesca Ianni;Giancarlo Ruocco

  • Brillouin microscopy: an emerging tool for mechanobiology

    Robert Prevedel;Alba Diz-Muñoz;Giancarlo Ruocco;Giancarlo Ruocco;Giuseppe Antonacci;Giuseppe Antonacci

  • Dynamics of Glasses and Glass-Forming Liquids Studied by Inelastic X-ray Scattering

    Francesco Sette;Michael H. Krisch;Michael H. Krisch;Claudio Masciovecchio;Claudio Masciovecchio;Giancarlo Ruocco;Giancarlo Ruocco

  • Microscopic dynamics in liquid metals: The experimental point of view

    Tullio Scopigno;Giancarlo Ruocco;Francesco Sette

  • Is the fragility of a liquid embedded in the properties of its glass

    Tullio Scopigno;Giancarlo Ruocco;Francesco Sette;Giulio Monaco

  • Acoustic attenuation in glasses and its relation with the boson peak

    W. Schirmacher;G. Ruocco;T. Scopigno

  • The history of the "fast sound" in liquid water

    G. Ruocco;F. Sette

  • Self-starting micromotors in a bacterial bath.

    Luca Angelani;Roberto Di Leonardo;Giancarlo Ruocco

  • Saddles in the energy landscape probed by supercooled liquids.

    L. Angelani;R. Di Leonardo;G. Ruocco;A. Scala

  • Collective dynamics in water by high energy resolution inelastic X-ray scattering.

    F. Sette;G. Ruocco;M. Krisch;U. Bergmann

  • Shocks in nonlocal media

    Neda Ghofraniha;Claudio Conti;Giancarlo Ruocco;Stefano Trillo

  • Evidence of High Frequency Propagating Modes in Vitreous Silica.

    P. Benassi;M. Krisch;C. Masciovecchio;V. Mazzacurati

  • Linac coherent light source (LCLS) conceptual design report

    J. Arthur;W. Graves;M. Renner;J. Rosenzweig

  • Heterogeneous shear elasticity of glasses: the origin of the boson peak.

    Alessia Marruzzo;Walter Schirmacher;Walter Schirmacher;Andrea Fratalocchi;Giancarlo Ruocco

  • Viscoelastic behavior of water in the terahertz-frequency range: An inelastic x-ray scattering study

    G. Monaco;A. Cunsolo;G. Ruocco;F. Sette

  • Comparison of Faxén's correction for a microsphere translating or rotating near a surface.

    J. Leach;H. Mushfique;S. Keen;R. Di Leonardo

  • A perfect crystal X-ray analyser with 1.5 meV energy resolution

    C. Masciovecchio;U. Bergmann;M. Krisch;G. Ruocco

  • Amorphous silica-like carbon dioxide.

    Mario Santoro;Mario Santoro;Federico A. Gorelli;Federico A. Gorelli;Roberto Bini;Roberto Bini;Giancarlo Ruocco

  • Routes to gelation in a clay suspension.

    B. Ruzicka;L. Zulian;G. Ruocco

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Conti
Claudio Conti Sapienza University of Rome
Cinzia Daraio
Cinzia Daraio Sapienza University of Rome
Giorgio Parisi
Giorgio Parisi Sapienza University of Rome
Maria Antonietta Ricci
Maria Antonietta Ricci Roma Tre University
Francesco Sciortino
Francesco Sciortino Sapienza University of Rome
Adriano Fontana
Adriano Fontana National Institute for Astrophysics
Uwe Bergmann
Uwe Bergmann SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Stefano Trillo
Stefano Trillo University of Ferrara
Jonathan Leach
Jonathan Leach Heriot-Watt University
Miles J. Padgett
Miles J. Padgett University of Glasgow

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