Rep. Brooks, Dr. Sperring & Hoosier Families to Highlight Kids First Research Act at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-IN) and Dr. Jeff Sperring, President and CEO of the nationally recognized Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, will highlight the Kids First Research Act today during a tour of the hospital and media availability. They will be joined by 5th District families representing the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

The Kids First Research Act provides additional funding for potentially groundbreaking scientific research of pediatric diseases and disorders such as autism and fragile X syndrome. It does so by ending taxpayer funding of Presidential campaigns and political conventions. The Congresswoman is a cosponsor of this bipartisan bill which will generate approximately $130 million for research conducted through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund. 

WHO: Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks

             Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health President and CEO Dr. Jeff Sperring

             5thDistrict families representing LLS and JDRF  

WHAT: Tour of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

                Media availability to begin immediately following the tour

WHERE: Simon Family Tower Lobby

                 705 Riley Hospital Drive

                 Indianapolis, IN 46202

                 Parking available in driveway

WHEN: Tour begins at 11 a.m.

                Media avail begins at approximately 11:40 p.m. in the Simon Family Tower Lobby.
                Journalists   should plan to arrive at 11:30 a.m. and wait to be escorted.

For more information on the Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, go to www.iuhealth.org/riley/. Click here to learn more about LLS and click here to learn more about JDRF. Additional information about the Kids First Research Act can be found here.