PRESS RELEASE

January 31, 2010

IBRF Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Excellence in Brain Research & Treatment with Heroes Awards and Honoring of Congressman Joseph Crowley

On Thursday evening, February 25, 2010, at the Penn Club of New York, the International Brain Research Foundation (IBRF) will host its Fifth Anniversary Celebration of Excellence in Brain Research and Treatment.

The IBRF Heroes Award will be bestowed upon three very special heroes who have devoted their lives to the service of others and who have demonstrated strength and perseverance to overcome severe injury and adversity. These recipients include Nassau County Police Officer Kenneth Baribault, United States Army First Lieutenant Brian Brennan of New Jersey, and New York City Firefighter Jeremy Riddle.

In the spotlight for this evening, Founder of IBRF, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Philip DeFina will recognize the valuable works and outstanding support for our wounded military warriors provided by United States Representative Joseph Crowley, Seventh District, New York.

On hand will be Honorary Chair of this event, United States Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr., Eighth District, New Jersey, who co-founded and co-chairs the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force.

Buddy Valastro, The Cake Boss, will unveil a special cake for this celebration. Major sponsors of the event include Hudson Clean Energy Partners of Teaneck, New Jersey and London, England, and Robert A. Plafsky, Esquire.

IBRF is a 501c3 public charity with a multifaceted mission of advancing cutting-edge brain discoveries for application in diagnosis and treatment. Located in Edison, New Jersey, IBRF engages in research, education, technological advancement, and international and multi-center collaboration. IBRF’s focus includes severe disorders of consciousness and coma, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s and dementia, autism, learning disorders, ADHD, Parkinson’s, and other neurological disorders.

One of its most exciting breakthroughs is in the area of arousing individuals from coma and vegetative states. Dr. Charles Prestigiacomo, Neurosurgeon and Director of the Cerebrovascular Center at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, explains, “IBRF has generated ground breaking, cutting edge brain research and novel, advanced care algorithims that demonstrate great promise.”

Dr. Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, IBRF Director of Research Programs, further adds, “The IBRF team of expert scientists offers hope to individuals and families by connecting them with innovative treatments that push the scientific envelope.”

For more information or to support this important cause, visit the IBRF website www.ibrfinc.org or contact 732.494.7600, moserrs@comcast.net.

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