Advisory Panel


DuPont formed, in February 2000, an independent panel to guide our actions, help us consider and address important issues, and guide and challenge us in the development, testing and commercialization of new products based on biotechnology. The advisory panel audits the Company's progress and provides a public report on a regular basis.

The current members of the DuPont external Biotechnology Advisory Panel are listed below.

• Dr. Marcelo Carvalho de Andrade (Panel member from October 2004-Present)
  Dr. de Andrade is 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. Active in 36 countries across all seven continents, Pro-Natura strives to conserve biodiversity while improving the quality of life in human habitats without degrading the environment. Among many honors, Dr. de Andrade has served as a World Representative for the United Nation's Environmental Earth Summit, as well as received the United Nation's Earth Day International award, the George and Cynthia Mitchell International Prize and the Time Magazine/CNN Young Leader for the Next Millennium award in the area of Sustainable Development and Environment. He is currently a member of CONCEC, a private-sector advisory panel for the Brazilian government; the Young President Organization; American's Society - Young Forum Leaders; Counterpart International and Earth Restoration Corps.
• Professor Chunming Chen (Panel member from January 2002-Present)
  Founding President of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, previously known as the Academy of Preventive Medicine. She is currently the senior advisor of the institution and a professor of nutrition. She is also special advisor for international collaboration, Union School of Public Health, Beijing Union Medical University (PUMC), chairperson of the advisory committee on public health, Chinese Ministry of Health, Advisor of the Chinese State Consultative Committee on Food and Nutrition, a member of the World Health Organization's Expert Advisory Panel on Nutrition, and a member of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization Expert Panel on Ethics of Food and Agriculture. Professor Chen is an internationally recognized expert in nutrition.
• Dr. Pablo Eyzaguirre (Panel member from December 2002-Present)
  Dr. Eyzaguirre, a specialist in social and ecological anthropology, tropical farming systems, and agrarian institutions, is a senior scientist for anthropology and socio-economics in the Genetic Resources Science and Technology group of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), which is based in Rome. Previously he worked as senior officer in the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) in The Hague, where he managed a global project on research institutions for agricultural development and natural resource management in 50 small developing countries. He also has conducted intensive field research in west and central Africa.
• Father Kevin T. FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D (Panel member from November 2003-Present)
  Father FitzGerald is internationally-known and sought after for his expertise in human genetic engineering, cloning and stem cell research. A Research Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center, and the Dr. David Lauler Chair in Catholic Health Care Ethics, his research interests include investigation of abnormal gene regulation in cancer and ethical issues in genetics. For the past 10 years, FitzGerald has served as an ethics consultant for the National Society of Genetic Counselors and is also an ethics consultant to the March of Dimes and the Unites States Catholic Conference. He is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Program on Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion.
• Carol Tucker Foreman (Panel member from December 2002-Present)
  Carol Tucker Foreman is a well-known and respected consumer advocate and a distinguished fellow and director of the Consumer Federation of America’s Food Policy Institute. She has had a major impact on diet and health in the United States over the last 25 years. She served as CFA executive director from 1973-77 and returned to the organization in March 1999. As assistant secretary for food and consumer services in the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981, she oversaw the development of the U.S. government’s first Dietary Guidelines for Americans and also had responsibility for the nation’s food assistance programs, food stamps, school lunch and WIC -- the Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Feeding Program - as well as meat, poultry and egg inspection and the food grading system.
• Mr. Chebet Maikut (Panel Member from July 2005-Present)
  As president of the Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE), one of the largest farming organizations in Uganda, Mr.Maikut has been a catalyst to improve agricultural practices, incomes and overall quality of life for farmers in Africa. In addition to his role in UNFFE, Maikut holds other prominent leadership positions, including vice president, African Regional Committee of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP); vice president, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) and is a member of the Interim Panel of Eminent Experts to the Global Crop Diversity Trust. He also actively contributes to the CGIAR Sub-Saharan Challenge Program. Maikut has been a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly of Uganda representing the Kween Constituency in Kapchorwa; chairman of the Agricultural Research Committee; a District Councilor for Kapchorwa and a Constituent Assembly Delegate (CAD). Before then, he worked with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Lands, Water and Environment. Maikut and his family currently operate a 60-hectare farm growing Arabica coffee, maize, wheat/barley, bananas and livestock.
• Dr. V. Prakash (Panel member from December 2002-Present)
  Dr. Prakash is internationally known for his work in sustainable food and nutrition security and is director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysore, India. CFTRI is highly regarded as a networking R&D Institute in Food Science & Technology, which works to build sustainability into the technologies of post-harvest agricultural practices of large producers and growers as well as small entrepreneurs. He is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists in India and the International Union of Food Science and Technology. As a scientist in the area of biotechnology, Dr. Prakash has won a large number of awards and is a member of several international committees.
• Dr. Sven Thormahlen (Panel member from March 2004-Present)
  Vice President of the Research and Development Organization of the Danone Group, a world leading company in the field of dairy products, biscuits and mineral water. Dr. Thormahlen has held a variety of positions within the Research and Development organizations of leading healthcare and consumer goods companies throughout France, Germany and the United States. His experience covers product research, product development, clinical studies and quality assurance.