Birthdate: April 22, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: December 30, 2012
Rita Levi-Montalcini, an Italian neurobiologist, is renowned for her revolutionary research on nerve growth factor (NGF). Her work on NGF was so groundbreaking that she shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Stanley Cohen. She was appointed a Senator for Life in the Italian Senate in 2001 as recognition of her remarkable scientific accomplishments. Levi-Montalcini achieved the distinction of being the first Nobel laureate to surpass the age of 100, highlighting her lasting influence and advancements in neuroscience.
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