Head of Division of Developmental Paediatrics and Deputy Director of the Donald Gordon Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town Prof Kirsty Donald is Deputy Director of the UCT Neuroscience Institute and for the last 15 years has headed up the Division of Developmental Paediatrics at the Red Cross Children’s War Memorial Hospital. Scientifically, she has contributed to our understanding of the role antenatal exposures play in shaping early brain development, and to our understanding of both phenotypic variability and genetic variation in developmental conditions in the African region. Internationally, she has...