Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini, {{c.}} 1975. Image courtesy of the Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine. Rita Levi-Montalcini ( , ; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).

From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life. This honor was given due to her significant scientific contributions. On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate to reach the age of 100, and the event was feted with a party at Rome's City Hall. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Storia di un filo d'erba handicap, amore e societ�A�a
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