Marina Trani

R. L. Montalcini

“I am not a scientist, I am more an artist…” by Rita Levi Montalcini.
Received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). This is a woman who overcame unimaginable challenges during her life - spanning from gender to racial discriminations - and yet was able to achieve the pinnacle of scientific brilliance while contributing to many important social endeavours. I have captured an especially poignant event when, in her old age, she actively mentored and supported young women scientists.