Giulio Fermi's contributions to biophysics and molecular biology

TL;DR

Giulio Fermi's work spanned virology, biological cybernetics, and notably protein crystallography, contributing to molecular biology through collaborations with leading scientists and advancing understanding of biological structures.

Contribution

This paper compiles Giulio Fermi's research contributions, highlighting his transition from virology to protein crystallography and his collaboration with Max Perutz.

Findings

Extensive list of Giulio Fermi's publications

Shift from virology to protein crystallography in his research

Collaborated with Nobel laureate Max Perutz

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive list of the scientific articles of Giulio Fermi (1936-1997), son of the Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, published between 1962 and 1997. The initial research activity of Giulio was concerned with virology and biological cybernetics while, from 1975 onward, his work was completely devoted to protein crystallography. The crystallographic research was carried out in collaboration with Nobel laureate Max Perutz at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge (United Kingdom). A short biography of Giulio (Judd) Fermi appears inside John Finch's book A Nobel Fellow on Every Floor: A History of the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology published by the MRC in 2008.