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Rita Levi-Montalcini
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).
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science · Italian neurologist (1909–2012) · neurologist · neuroscientist · biochemist · politician · physician · scientist · neurobiologist · docent · also Rita Levi-Montalcini, R. Levi-Montalcini, R Levi-Montalcini, Levi-Montalcini, Rita Levi Montalcini
Born 22 April 1909 · Died 30 December 2012 · Q185007
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2013· 1 entry
PBS: Remembering Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini: Brainy and Bold, Against All Odds
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2012· 7 entries
The Boston Globe: Rita Levi-Montalcini, 103, Nobel scientist who defied Fascists
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Rita Levi Montalcini, Nobel Prize winner in medicine, dies at 103
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Medical Xpress: Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini dies in Rome
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The Denver Post: Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian Nobel-winning scientist, dies at 103
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Died 2012-12-30.
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“After centuries of dormancy, young women can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands.”
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“It is imperfection — not perfection — that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.”
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2008).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (2008).
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2003· 1 entry
Filed a libel suit for defamation against Beppe Grillo
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian senator for life (2001–2012).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1995).
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1990· 1 entry
Won Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council (1990).
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1987).
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Won National Medal of Science (1987).
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1986· 4 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — for their discoveries of growth factors.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1986).
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Awarded Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1986).
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Awarded Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Ralph W. Gerard Prize (1985).
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1983).
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1981· 1 entry
Awarded Rosenstiel Award (1981).
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1979· 1 entry
But continued to be involved as a guest professor
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1977· 1 entry
Was appointed as director of the Institute of Cell Biology of the Italian National Council of Research in Rome
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1975· 1 entry
Supported the drug Cronassial (a particular mixture of gangliosides) produced by Fidia from bovine brain tissue
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1963· 1 entry
Became the first woman to receive the Max Weinstein Award (given by the United Cerebral Palsy Association) due to her significant contributions to neurological research
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1962· 1 entry
Established a second laboratory in Rome and divided her time between there and St
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1954· 2 entries
Became the first definitive indication of the protein
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Which was a foundational work in identifying and understanding nerve growth factor (NGF)
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1952· 1 entry
Did her most important work: isolating nerve growth factor (NGF) from observations of certain cancerous tissues that cause extremely rapid growth of nerve cells
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1936· 1 entry
Levi-Montalcini remained at the university as Levi's assistant, but her academic career was cut short by Benito Mussolini's 1938 Manifesto of Race and the subsequent introduction of laws barring Jews from academic and pr
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1909· 1 entry
Born 1909-04-22.
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