| Assist Prof Dr | Niramon | Thamwiriyasati | Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Thailand | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | negin | zaraee | Boston University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hsin-Yao | Wang | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou branch | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fabio | Formiga | FIOCRUZ/UPE | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ayse | Caner | Ege University Medical School | Immunology of Infections | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Abdulhamit | Subasi | University of Turku | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Finland | Excellence in Research |
| Assist Prof Dr | Abidin Talha | Mutluay | Kirikkale University | Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Childhood Infectious Diseases | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Syed | Mohyud-Din | University of Multan | others | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Farag | Kuwil | Karabuk University | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Aclan | Ozder | Bezmialem Vakif University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Celal | Satici | University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Yedikule Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Research and Training Hospital | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Şaban | Keleşoğlu | Erciyes University | others | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Mariana | Ferreira | Federal University of Bahia | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Amanda | Pereira | São Paulo State University | Sepsis, Septicaemia | Brazil | Best Research Award |
| Dr | Mostafa | Ghanei | Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | Iran | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Mohammad | Rahimzadeh | Innovai | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wilson | Kaumbata | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Malawi | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anne-Chantal | Gouget-Laemmel | Ecole Polytechnique-CNRS | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | France | Best Research Award |
| Ms | Celia | Moffat Joel Matyanga | University of Zimbabwe | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Zimbabwe | Best Researcher Award |