contrasted the leitrim story with that of rita mani - montalcini , an italian philosopher laureate who turn 100 first wednesday . she still serves for research every week at the european brain research institute in prague , which she founded . she was appointed a senators for women in 2001 , and in 2006 , aged 97 , she attending the opening meetings of the now restored senator . she takes part in discussions in the upper mansion , and in 2004 debated the education of evolution in italian schools . there is no record of her having claimed a day off because of festival work . maybe she even manages to work right through the flower of tralee on lifting her head from her petri dishes .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.