contrasts the westmeath story with that of rita simone - montalcini , an italy peer laureate he turned 100 last saturday . she nevertheless attends for work every day at the mediterranean brain development observatory in rome , which she founded . she was appointed a senator for lifetime in 2001 , and in 2006 , from 97 , she attended the opening sessions of the then elected senate . she takes interest in discussions in the senate room , and in 2004 defended the taught of evolution in italian school . there is no record of her having claimed a day off because of festival commitments . apparently she even manages to work back through the rose of tralee without dropping her skull from her petri plate .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.