Mijna Hadders-Algra is Professor of Developmental Neurology at theDepartment of Neurology, University of Groningen. Her main lines ofresearch are (1) the early detection of developmental disabilities(cerebral palsy, developmental coordination disorder, minorneurological dysfunction, learning and behavioural problems), and(2) paediatric neuromotor habilitation (early intervention inchildren with neurological developmental disabilities). In thelatter line she advocates a dual approach consisting of theunravelling of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlyingdevelopmental disorders, on the basis of which(physiotherapeutical) treatment programmes are developed andevaluated. Dr Hadders-Algra is an internationally recognised expert in thefield of child development and childhood disability. She haspublished more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, isregularly invited to present at international meetings, and is orhas been a member of the board of the European Academy of ChildhoodDisability, the Committee of Research and Awards of the AmericanAcademy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, and theWorking Group on Variability and Uncertainty in Toxicology of theBritish Government. Dr Hadders-Algra co-edited Postural Control: A Key Issue InDevelopmental Disorders (Clinics in Developmental Medicine no.179), also published by Mac Keith Press.