RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 4/22/1909     Death: 12/30/2012

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Rita Levi-Montalcini 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).

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Rita Levi-Montalcini was intellectually groundbreaking for her discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF), a significant contribution to the field of neurobiology. This discovery revolutionized our understanding of how nerve cells develop and interact, ultimately earning her the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986. Levi-Montalcini's work has had a lasting impact on the study of neurological diseases and the potential for nerve regeneration.

FAMOUS QUOTE

I have lost a bit of my sight, much of my hearing. At conferences, I can't see the presentations and can't hear well. But I think more now than when I when I was twenty. Thebodycan do whatever it likes. I am not the body: I am themind.[1][2][3]

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