This $596,727 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2024 under the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The grant aims to develop innovative biomanufacturing technologies to convert lignocellulosic agricultural wastes into valuable postbiotics and microbial proteins that can support cell culture systems. The project involves isolating and characterizing gut microbial communities from bovine, insect, and fish species to enable the conversion of agricultural feedstocks into postbiotics, as well as producing microbial protein biomass from biogas. The downstream processing and utilization of these products in cell culture media is also a key objective. This research has the potential to revolutionize alternative protein production while addressing waste reduction challenges. Texas A&M University System's resources and expertise in agricultural research are leveraged to execute this multifaceted project over a 3-year period ending on September 14, 2027.
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