The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1986
Awarded on: 1986-10-13
"for their discoveries of growth factors"
Affiliations:
- Institute of Cell Biology of the C.N.R. – Rome, Italy
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Born: 1909-04-22 in Turin, Italy
Gender: female
Field: Italian neurologist (1909–2012)
Biography
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).