Nitya Sharma, a PhD scholar at Amity University, was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Fellowship for her research on developing immunodiagnostic assays for meningococcal antigens at Hilleman Labs under the supervision of Dr. Manoj Kumar Chhikara. Amity University has partnered with Hilleman Labs to foster academia-industry partnerships. Nitya went through a rigorous selection process and her project was approved by the Apex Council before receiving the fellowship.