Rita Levi-Montalcini

Senator for Life
Rita Levi-Montalcini
OMRI OMCA
Senator for Life Rita Levi-Montalcini OMRI OMCA
	Levi-Montalcini during a visit to Lund, Sweden, 1986
Born	Rita Levi; 22 April 1909; Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died	30 December 2012 (aged 103); Rome, Italy
Citizenship	Italy; United States;
Alma mater	University of Turin
Known for	Nerve growth factor
Relatives	Paola Levi-Montalcini (twin sister); Gino Levi-Montalcini (brother); Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig (cousin);
Awards	EMBO Membership (1974); Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1983); Lasker Award (1986); Nobel Prize (1986); National Medal of Science (1987); ForMemRS (1995); Honorary degree in Biotechnology at Bocconi University (2008); Others (see below);
	Scientific career
Fields	Neurobiology
Institutions	Washington University in St. Louis
Member of the Senate of the Republic
	Life tenure; 1 August 2001 – 30 December 2012
Appointed by	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Parliamentary group	Independent
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Rita Levi-Montalcini (born Rita Levi; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) 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).

From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a senator for life. This honor was given due to her significant scientific contributions. On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate to reach the age of 100, and the event was feted with a party at Rome's City Hall.