DEBBIE BLAISDELL, who became the Center's office manager in May 2006, provides the Center's administrative and fiscal support. She brings more than a decade of interdisciplinary university experience to the position. Most recently Blaisdell worked for the Center for Phytonutrient and Phytochemical Studies and the National Center for Soybean Biotechnology at University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining the university staff, she earned her BA from MU.