comparing the leitrim story with that of rita levi - montalcini , an italian nobel laureate which turned 100 last morning . she now visits for research every evening at the european head research institute in rome , which she founded . she was appointed a professor for life in 2001 , and in 2006 , aged 97 , she attended the opening assembly of the newly elected senate . she has part in discussions in the whole house , and in 2004 defended the practice of biology in italian schools . there is no record of her having sought a day off because of other commitments . apparently she nevertheless manages to work wrong through the rose of tralee without lifting her head from her marini dish .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.