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Rita Levi-Montalcini

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Science Atlas. "Rita Levi-Montalcini." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/rita-levi-montalcini.

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Science Atlas. (n.d.). Rita Levi-Montalcini. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/rita-levi-montalcini

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@misc{scienceatlas-rita-levi-montalcini,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Rita Levi-Montalcini},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/rita-levi-montalcini},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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).

Facts

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1909-04-22 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

2012-12-30 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Stanley Cohen

Shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nerve growth factor; Levi-Montalcini's own lead names him her research "colleague", not merely a co-laureate, so treated as a working collaboration.

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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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