| Dr | Yuval | Rinkevich | helmholtz Center, Munich | others | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Yvonne | Hernandez-Kapila | UCLA | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Zachary | Silver | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zahra | Mohammad | Texas A&M University | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | zainab | almoosa | Almoosa specialist hospital | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | Saudi Arabia | Women Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zakia | Hammouch | Moulay Ismail University | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Morocco | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Zhangping | Yang | yangzhou university | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhigang | Zhang | Northeast Agricultural University | others | China | Best Research Award | |
| Prof. | Zhijun | Song | Ningxia Medical University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | ZIA UL HAQ | KHAN | COMSATS University Islamabad Vehari Campus | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | |