Rita Levi-Montalcini

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Rita Levi-Montalcini was an Italian neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for her discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF), a breakthrough in understanding the development and maintenance of the nervous system.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
academic
human
neurologist
physician
scientist
academicDegree Doctor of Medicine
appointedLifeSenatorBy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
awardReceived Lasker Award
National Medal of Science
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
countryOfDeath Italy
dateOfBirth 1909-04-22
dateOfDeath 2012-12-30
educatedAt University of Turin
employer Institute of Cell Biology of the Italian National Research Council
Washington University in St. Louis
ethnicGroup Italian Jews
familyName Rita Levi-Montalcini self-linksurface differs
surface form: Levi-Montalcini
fieldOfWork cell biology
neurology
neuroscience
fullName Rita Levi-Montalcini self-link
givenName Rita
knownFor discovery of nerve growth factor
research on growth factors
languagesSpoken English
Italian
lifeSenatorAppointmentYear 2001
memberOf Accademia dei Lincei
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
surface form: United States National Academy of Sciences
NobelPrizeCategory Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
surface form: Physiology or Medicine
NobelPrizeFor discovery of nerve growth factor
NobelPrizeYear 1986
notableWork research on nerve growth factor in chick embryos
occupation neurologist
researcher
university teacher
placeOfBirth Turin
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld life senator of the Italian Republic
religion atheism
sexOrGender female
sibling Gino Levi-Montalcini
Paola Levi-Montalcini

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University of Turin hasNotableAlumni Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Lincean Academy hasNotableMember Rita Levi-Montalcini
Giuseppe Levi notableStudent Rita Levi-Montalcini