TORONTO, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Underscoring its commitment to pediatric medicine, MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI - News) has divided a 2007 grant for $210,000 for pediatric respiratory research among six pediatric fellows; each recipient's institution will receive a $35,000 grant to support the fellow's research. The Pediatric Fellowship Program, sponsored by MedImmune, is designed to stimulate interest and research in the area of viral respiratory pathogens among infectious disease fellows in the United States. The six recipients were acknowledged on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at a reception coinciding with the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) in Toronto, Canada.
