| Mrs | Vita | Meylani | Universitas Siliwangi | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Indonesia | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Denekew Bitew | Belay | Bahir Dar University | Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Infections | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nuria | Vázquez | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnicas | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Argentina | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Ruxana | Sadikot | Ruxana T Sadikot, MD, MRCP(UK), Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ornnicha | Sathitakorn | Thammasat university hospital | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ketema | Bacha | Jimma University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Ethiopia | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Saraj | Bahadur | Hainan University, Haikou China | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | China | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Ivan Steve | Nguepi Tsopmejio | Jilin Agricultural University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mahamudul | Hasan | Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh | others | Bangladesh | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof Dr | Fabrício | de Melo | IMS-UFBA | others | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Adeola | Aasa | university of johannesburg | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Fuqing | Wu | University of Texas Health Science Center | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Edilson | Alencar-Filho | Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Barbara | Rath | Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mohammad | Mehmandoust | Ankara University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Turkey | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Tarig | Alnour | University of Tabuk | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mahmudul | Hasan | Sylhet Agricultural University | Immunology of Infections | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Konstantinos | Economopoulos | Duke University Medical Center | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Cesar | Sierra | UNiversidad Nacional de Colombia | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Garima | Sharma | Toronto Metropolitan University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Canada | Best Researcher Award | |