Back Rita Levi-Montalcini Afrikaans Леви-Монтальчини, Рита ALT ريتا ليفي مونتالشيني Arabic ريتا ليفى مونتالشينى ARZ Rita Levi-Montalcini AST Rita Levi-Montalcini Azerbaijani ریتا لوی مونتالچینی AZB Рита Леви-Монтальчини Bashkir Рыта Леві-Мантальчыні Byelorussian Рита Леви-Монталчини Bulgarian
Rita Levi-Montalcini | |
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 Rita Levi-Montalcini, c. 1975. Image courtesy of the Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine. | |
| Born | 22 April 1909 |
| Died | 30 December 2012 (aged 103) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Citizenship | Italy, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Known for | Nerve growth factor |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| Life tenure 1 August 2001 – 30 December 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Rita Levi-Montalcini OMRI OMCA (US: /ˌleɪvi ˌmoʊntɑːlˈtʃiːni, ˌlɛv-, ˌliːvi ˌmɒntəlˈ-/ LAY-vee MOHN-tahl-CHEE-nee, LEV-ee -, LEE-vee MON-təl-,[3][4] Italian: [ˈriːta ˈlɛːvi montalˈtʃiːni]; 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).[5]
From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life.[6] This honor was given due to her significant scientific contributions.[7] On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate to reach the age of 100,[8] and the event was feted with a party at Rome's City Hall.[9][10]
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- ^ Bradshaw RA (2013). "Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909–2012) Nobel prizewinning neurobiologist and eminent advocate for science". Nature. 493 (7432). London: 306. Bibcode:2013Natur.493..306B. doi:10.1038/493306a. PMID 23325208.
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- ^ Abbott, A. (2009). "Neuroscience: One hundred years of Rita". Nature. 458 (7238): 564–567. doi:10.1038/458564a. PMID 19340056.
- ^ "The Doyenne of Neuroscience celebrates her 100th birthday". IBRO. Retrieved 31 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Owen, Richard (30 April 2009). "Secret of Longevity: No Food, No Husband, No Regrets or anything like that at all". Excelle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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