| Dr | Abed | Zahedi bialvaei | Iran University of Medical Sience | Immunology of Infections | Iran | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Cristina | Zalazar | INTEC (UNL-CONICET) | others | Argentina | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | Emily | Zamora | University of Louisiana School of Veterinary Medicine | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | negin | zaraee | Boston University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenlong | Zhang | Jilin university | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhigang | Zhang | Northeast Agricultural University | others | China | Best Research Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Cui-Xian | Zhang | Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine | Mechanism of Resistance | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Yusun | Zhou | The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Tangrong | Zhou | College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | weiqing | Zhuang | Fujian University of Technology | Vector-Borne Diseases and Control Strategies | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |