| Dr | Vincenzo | Alfano | University of Messina | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zachary | Silver | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | mark | osborn | university of minnesota | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Akshay | Rao | University of Minnesota | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Syed | Mohyud-Din | University of Multan | others | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Teresia Njoki | Kimani | University of Nairobi/ Ministry of Health | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Kenya | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Giuseppe | Castaldo | University of Naples Federico II | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Hongwan | Li | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Modupe | Coker | University of Pennsylvania | Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Childhood Infectious Diseases | United States | Excellence in Research | pencis.com |
| Mrs. | María | Alvarenga | University of Pernambuco | Noscomial Infections, Hospital Acquired Infections, Health Care Associated Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Michael | Boviatsis | University of Piraeus | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Greece | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carolina | Pellegrini | University of Pisa | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Andrea Luca | Tasca | University of Pisa | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Haider H. | Dar | University of Pittsburgh | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Ali | Can | University of Portsmouth | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Barbara | Heinze | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Mukovhe | Rammela | University of Pretoria | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Mr. | OLAYEMI HAFEEZ | RUFAI | University of San Francisco | Vaccines and Vaccination | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Muhammad Shahbaz | Zafar | University of Sargodha | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |