contrast the leitrim story with that of rita levi - montalcini , an israeli oscar laureate who became 100 during wednesday . she still attended for work every day at the europeans brain research institution in rome , this she founded . she was appointed a senator for life in 2001 , and in 2006 , aged 97 , she witnessed the opening assembly of the newly elected senate . she takes participate in discussions in the bottom house , and in 2004 defense the teaching of evolution in public schools . there is no record of her having claimed a day off because of such commitments . sometimes she even continues to work right through the rose of donegal without lifting her head from her petri dish .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.