Rita Levi-Montalcini (22 April 1909--30 December 2012) was an Italian developmental neurobiologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
Rita Levi-Montalcini (22 April 1909--30 December 2012) was a Nobel Laureate honored for her lifetime work in neurobiology. Along with colleague Stanley Cohen, she was awarded the Nobel prize Stanley Cohen in 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering nerve growth factor (NGF).