| Ms. | Ammazia | Hanif | University of Tsukuba | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Japan | | |
| Dr. | Chibuchi | Amadi-Livingstone | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Noscomial Infections, Hospital Acquired Infections, Health Care Associated Infections | United Kingdom | | |
| Prof. Dr. | Yun | Xiang | Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology | Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Childhood Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms. | Xintong | Cao | Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms. | HE | Coco | none | | China | | |
| Mrs. | Aurea Mariana | Salgado Cardoso | Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos InDRE | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Mexico | | |
| Mr. | Xiangao | Jiang | Wenzhou Sixth People's Hospital | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Wenbo | Ma | Teacher Education College of Jining University | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | China | | |
| Dr. | Yi | Zhong | Southern University of Science and Technology | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | China | | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | xiaotian | xu | Guilin Medical University | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms. | Ammazia | Hanif | University of Tsukuba | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | Japan | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Claudia | Da Silva Carvalho | Fort Hays State University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Stewardship | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Sergio | sergio.molinari | CNR.IPSP | Immunology of Infections | Italy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Cyrine | Belhadj | National Engineering school of Tunis | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Pang-Yen | Chen | Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Chuanhui | Cao | Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China | Immunology of Infections | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Eric | Nilles | Harvard Medical School | Immunology of Infections | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Lang | Bu | China/Sun Yat-sen University/the First Affiliated Hospital | Immunology of Infections | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Yuliang | Liu | China Animal Disease Control Center | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. | Christina | Smith | Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | | |