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Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Rita Levi-Montalcini

Politician · born April 22, 1909 · died 2012

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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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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~74Received the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize1983
  2. ~77Received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1986
  3. ~77Received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research1986
  4. 78Received the National Medal of ScienceJune 25, 1987
  5. 92Became Italian senator for lifeAugust 1, 2001

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