Rita Levi-Montalcini OMRI OMCA 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.
From 2001 until her death, she also served... Wikipedia
Born: April 22, 1909, Turin, Italy
Died: December 30, 2012 (age 103 years), Rome, Italy
Education: University of Turin
Parents: Adamo Levi and Adele Montalcini
Siblings: Paola Levi-Montalcini and Gino Levi-Montalcini
Notable student: Maria Grazia Spillantini