DSU researchers get $300,000 grant for microalgae research

In North Dakota, Biodiesel Magazine reported that the USDA recently awarded two Delaware State University researchers a three-year just under $300,000 grant for a project that could leverage the properties of microalgae toward energy and cancer treatment purposes.

The research is being led by Ali Parsaeimehr, Principal Investigator (PI) and DSU Postdoctoral Researcher, and Gulnihal Ozbay, Co-PI and Professor of Natural Resources and Associate Dean of Cooperative Extension.

The research involves converting microalgae into bio-energy/biofuels and using microalgae to develop a more cost effective alternative for the production of taxol, an anti-cancer pharmaceutical.