Skinker DeBaliviere in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Born April 22, 1909

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Rita Levi-Montalcini Marker

Inscription. In 1938, two years after graduating from the University of Turin, Italian neurobiologist Levi-Montalcini was forced to continue her research in a makeshift bedroom lab because Fascist laws barred Jews from academic careers. In 1946 she came to Washington University in St. Louis, where she made the breakthrough discovery of NGF, a protein associated with nerve growth. She continued research on NGF with Washington University biochemist Stanley Cohen, and the pair won a Nobel Prize in 1986. the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, Rita Levi-Montalcini worked past her 100th year to advance the understanding and treatment of diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinsons.

Erected by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 38° 39.306′ N, 90° 17.845′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Skinker DeBaliviere. It is on Delmar Boulevard

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west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6136 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Christine Brewer (here, next to this marker); Frankie Muse Freeman (a few steps from this marker); Rocco Landesman (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Hart Benton (a few steps from this marker); Lee Falk (a few steps from this marker); Tim McCarver (within shouting distance of this marker); Judy Rankin (within shouting distance of this marker); Movies and Music in the Delmar Loop (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers

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Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photo 1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.