Established in 2000, the DuPont external Biotechnology Advisory Panel is an independent panel charged with providing counsel to guide DuPont's actions, help create positions on important issues, as well as challenge the organization in the development, testing and commercialization of new products based on biotechnology.
In addition to Maikut, the other panel members include: - Dr. Marcelo Carvalho de Andrade, an accomplished advocate of sustainable community development and environmental preservation and restoration. He is the founding chairman of Pro-Natura, the first international, nongovernmental organization headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere to specialize in sustainable development.
- Professor Chunming Chen, founding president of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and currently senior advisor and professor of nutrition. Professor Chen is an internationally recognized expert in nutrition.
- Dr. Pablo Eyzaguirre, senior scientist for anthropology and socio-economics in the Genetic Resources Science and Technology group of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) based in Rome. Dr. Eyzaguirre is a specialist in social and ecological anthropology, tropical farming systems, and agrarian institutions.
- Father Kevin T. FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., research associate professor in the Department of Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Father FitzGerald is internationally known and sought after for his expertise in human genetic engineering, cloning and stem cell research.