Master Theses

Title Master Thesis: Bioinformatica aplicada al censo global de extremofilos
Name of the Master student: Claudia Sonia Guerrero.
Director: Manuel Ferrer Martínez and Rafael Bargiela.
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Medicina.
Date of defence: 24.06.2026
Qualification: 9

Title Master Thesis: Characterization of new esterases from an acid mine drainage formation
Name of the Master student: Paula Vidal Ramón.
Director: Manuel Ferrer Martínez.
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias.
Date of defence: 14.07.2021
Qualification: 9.5

Title Master Thesis: Transforming a non-enantioespecific natural ester-hydrolase into a enantiospecific metallo-hydrolase by rational design
Name of the Master student: Laura Fernández López.
Director: Manuel Ferrer Martínez.
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias.
Date of defence: 11 de marzo de 2019.
Qualification: 9.7

Title Master Thesis: Increasing the catalytic potential of an enzyme by engineering a second active site
Name of the Master student: Helena Marrero Martínez.
Director: Manuel Ferrer Martínez.
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias.
Date of defence: 19.06.2018.
Qualification: 9.5

Title Master Thesis: Replicación de centros activos en ester-hidrolasas
Name of the Master student: Sandra Alonso Rubido.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Co-director: Mónica Martínez Martínez.
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias.
Date of defence: 28.06.2018.
Qualification: 9.5

Title Master Thesis: Análisis de clones con actividad hidrolasas en metagenomas de una salina (Margherita di Savoia) en las proximidades de Bari
Director: Prof. Luigi Ceci (Universidad de Bari) and Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Master student: Dafne Bisceglie
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC and Bari University (Italy).
University: Universidad de Bari (Italia).
Faculty: Universidad de Bari (Italia).
Date of defence: 11.11.2016.
Qualification: Cum laude (score 110/110 cum laude)

Title Master Thesis: Grafeno modificado por métodos biológicos para su uso como electrocatalizador
Name of the Master student: Silvia Caminero Huertas.
Director: María Victoria Martínez Huerta. Manuel Ferrer Martínez has collaborated in the direction although he is not listed as co-director of the Master. Dr. M. Ferrer’s tutoring is reflected in the presentation of the project «Graphene modified by biological methods for its use as an electrocatalyst» that Silvia Caminero Huertas presented to the «Arquímedes de Introducción a la Investigación Científica 2016″ Award and for which Dr. Ferrer is listed as tutor together with Dr. María Victoria Martínez Huerta. Lcda. Caminero won the » Premio accésit en ciencias y tecnología».
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias.
Date of defence: February 2017.
Qualification: 8.5 y “Premio accésit en ciencias y tecnología” to the «Arquímedes de Introducción a la Investigación Científica 2016» Award.

Title Master Thesis: Desarrollo de biocatalizadores promiscuos
Name of the Master student: Sergio Morales Palomo.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias.
Date of defence: 08/09/2016.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 9.5

Title Master Thesis: Alteración de la microbiota intestinal durante el tratamiento con antibióticos
Name of the Master student: Rafael María Bargiela Bargiela.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Biología (Dept. Microbiología).
Date of defence: 20.07.2012.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 8.31

Title Master Thesis: Co-existence of gene sets to utilize primary and secondary energy supplies in the gut of endangered Iberian Lynx
Name of the Master student: María Alcaide López.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias (Dept. Biología Molecular).
Date of defence: 6.06.2012.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 8.96

Title Master Thesis: Aplicación de técnicas metagenómicas para la prospección de nuevos genes PKS tipo I involucrados en la síntesis de moléculas bioactivas con potencial farmacológico
Name of the Master student: Yamal Al-ramahi González (becario FPU-MEC).
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Biología (Dept. Microbiología).
Date of defence: 11.07.2008.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 9.5 (Apto).

Title Master Thesis: Estudio de una feruloil esterasa de metagenoma de Aporrectodea caliginosa: posible papel funcional de dos inserciones de 19 y 32 aminoácidos
Name of the Master student: Azam Ghazi.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias (Dept. Biología Molecular).
Date of defence: 02.07.2008.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 9.5 (Apto).

Title Master Thesis: Estudio estructural y funcional de una nueva acetilxilano esterasa de metagenomas bacterianos: identificación de aminoácidos catalíticos esenciales en la familia CE6 de carbohidrato esterasas
Name of the Master student: Nieves López-Cortés.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias (Dept. Biología Molecular).
Date of defence: 19.10.2007.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 9.5 (Apto).

Title Master Thesis: Catálisis biológica: nuevas enzimas, estructuras y actividades
Name of the Master student: Ana Beloqui Elizazu (becaria FPI-MEC).
Name of the Centre where the training activity was carried out: Institute of Catalysis, CSIC.
Director: Manuel Ferrer
University: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias (Dept. Biología Molecular).
Date of defence: 26.10.2006.
Unesco code: 2302.
Qualification: 9.8 (Apto).