Nazia Kabani, M.D., Third Year Fellow, Combined Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Neonatology, Tennille Webb, M.D., Pediatric Nephrology, and Michael Lopez, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatric Neurology, receive Loan Repayment Program (LRP) awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

Dr. Kabani receives her award through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Dr. Webb receives her award through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Dr. Lopez receives his award through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. These awards are for a period of two years.

According to the LRP website, "The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and clinical specialties are forcing some scientists to abandon their research careers for higher-paying private industry or private practice careers.
 
The LRPs counteract that financial pressure by repaying up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. Since tomorrow's medical breakthroughs will be made by investigators starting in their research careers today, the LRPs represent an important investment by NIH in the future of health discovery and the wellbeing of the Nation."