Academic Education
2005	Dr. rer. nat. (Complex Systems), University of Pisa
2000 - 2005	Doctoral studies, University of Pisa (Italy) and Freie Universität Berlin
2004	Master in Applied Bioinformatics, University of Cologne
2004	Studies in Applied Bioinformatics, University of Cologne
1999	Master (Laurea) in Biology, University of Florence
1994 - 1999	Studies in Biology, University of Florence (Italy)
Work Experience
since 2010	Junior Professor, University of Münster
2006 - 2010	Research Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, USA
2005 - 2006	Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne
Functions and Memberships
since 2007	Member of the Faculty of 1000, Biology
since 2006	Member of the Society for Evolutionary Biology and Evolution

Stoichiogenomics: the evolutionary ecology of macromolecular elemental composition Elser JJ, Acquisti C, Kumar S (2011) In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 26(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Assessing the Influence of Adjacent Gene Orientation on the Evolution of Gene Upstream Regions in Arabidopsis thaliana He F, Chen WH, Collins S, Acquisti C, Goebel U, Ramos-Onsins S, Lercher MJ, de Meaux J (2010) In: Genetics, 185(2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Signatures of nitrogen limitation in the elemental composition of the proteins involved in the metabolic apparatus Acquisti C, Kumar S, Elser JJ (2009) In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1667) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Ecological nitrogen limitation shapes the DNA composition of plant genomes. Acquisti C, Elser JJ, Kumar S (2009) In: Molecular Biology and Evolution, 26(5) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Adaptive walks toward a moving optimum Collins S, de Meaux J, Acquisti C (2007) In: Genetics, 176(2) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

Münster Graduate School of Evolution - Unterstützung des Evolution Think Tank (MGSE) Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2018 Funded by: Santander Consumer Bank AG Type of project: Individual project
Molecular evolution in natural ecosystems: linking comparative genomics and biological stoichiometry Duration: 22/07/2010 - 21/07/2015 Funded by: Volkswagen Foundation - Evolutionary Biology Type of project: Individual project

The role of nutrient limitation in shaping genome composition in prokaryotes: an experimental evolution approach Candidate: Henze, Stefanie \| Supervisors: Acquisti, Claudia Period of time: ??? Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The impact of nitrogen deprivation on genome evolution in Escherichia coli Candidate: Henze, Stefanie \| Supervisors: Acquisti, Claudia; Dobrindt, Ulrich Period of time: until 30/06/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
On the evolution of complex genetic diseases Candidate: Preuss, Christoph \| Supervisors: Stoll, Monika; Bornberg-Bauer, Erich; Acquisti, Claudia Period of time: 03/06/2008 - 16/12/2011 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster