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Juniorprofessor Dr. Claudia Acquisti

Current affiliations

  • Münster Graduate School of Evolution (MGSE)

Academic Education

2005Dr. rer. nat. (Complex Systems), University of Pisa
2000 - 2005Doctoral studies, University of Pisa (Italy) and Freie Universität Berlin
2004Master in Applied Bioinformatics, University of Cologne
2004Studies in Applied Bioinformatics, University of Cologne
1999Master (Laurea) in Biology, University of Florence
1994 - 1999Studies in Biology, University of Florence (Italy)

Work Experience

since 2010Junior Professor, University of Münster
2006 - 2010Research Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, USA
2005 - 2006Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne

Functions and Memberships

since 2007Member of the Faculty of 1000, Biology
since 2006Member of the Society for Evolutionary Biology and Evolution

Publications

Elser JJ, Acquisti C, Kumar S (2011)
In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution26(1)38-44. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2010.10.006
Research article (journal) | Published
He F, Chen WH, Collins S, Acquisti C, Goebel U, Ramos-Onsins S, Lercher MJ, de Meaux J (2010)
In: Genetics185(2)695-701. doi:10.1534/genetics.110.114629
Research article (journal) | Published
Acquisti C, Kumar S, Elser JJ (2009)
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences276(1667)2605-2610. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1960
Research article (journal) | Published
Acquisti C, Elser JJ, Kumar S (2009)
In: Molecular Biology and Evolution26(5)953-6. doi:10.1093/molbev/msp038
Research article (journal) | Published
Collins S, de Meaux J, Acquisti C (2007)
In: Genetics176(2)1089-1099. doi:10.1534/genetics.107.072926
Research article (journal) | Published
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Projects

Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2018
Funded by: Santander Consumer Bank AG
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 22/07/2010 - 21/07/2015
Funded by: Volkswagen Foundation - Evolutionary Biology
Type of project: Individual project

Doctorates

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