Post by Tamrin on Dec 31, 2012 18:21:19 GMT 10
Rita Levi-Montalcini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrita ˈlɛvi montalˈtʃini]; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012), Knight Grand Cross [Order of Merit of the Italian Republic],was an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF). From 2001 until her death she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life.
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them
Rita Levi-Montalcini
(Died 30 December 2012)
