Rita Levi-Montalcini#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 604 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ebri.it |
Rita Levi-Montalcini passed away December 30, 2012.
Positions Held
- 2002 President, European Brain Research Institute
- 2001 - Senator for Life of the Italian Republic
- 1992- present, President, Levi-Montalcini Foundation
- 1993-1998 President, Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia, Treccani
- 1989-1995 Super-expert, Institute of Neurobiology, CNR, Rome
- 1979-1989 Full-time Researcher as Guest Professor, Cellular Biology Laboratory, CNR, Rome
- 1969-1979 Director of the Cellular Biology Laboratory, CNR, Rome
- 1961-1969 Director of the Neurobiology Research Center, National Research Council (CNR), Rome (research programs associated with the Institute of Biology, Washington University, St Louis, USA
- 1958-1977 Professor of Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Washington University, St.Louis, Missouri, USA
- 1956-1958 Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Washington University, St.Louis, Missouri, USA
- 1947-1956 Research Associate, Institute of Zoology, Washington University, St.Louis, Missouri, USA
- 1945-1947 Assistant Professor of Anatomy, University of Turin
Fields of Scholarship
- role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the differentiation and function of nerve cells in the central and peripheral nervous system
- role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in immune and endocrine cell lines
- role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in autoimmune diseases
Honours and Awards
- 2009 Premio "Leonardo alla Carriera" from the President of the Italian Republic
- 2002 Gold Medal "Science and Culture" from the President of the Italian Republic
- 2001 Senator for Life of Italy
- 1987 US National Medal of Science
- 1986 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
- 1986 Lasker Award
- 1985 R. Gerard Neuroscience Award
- 1983 Horwitz Award
- 1982 Lewis Rosensteil Award
- 1981 Schmitt Award
- 1974 William Thomas Wakeman Award
- 1979 St- Vincent Award
- 1968 Feltrinelli Award
- 1962 Max Weinstein Award
