| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ochuko | Orakpoghenor | Ahmadu Bello University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sulyman | Salawu | Landmark University | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Nigeria | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) | |
| Dr | Samson | Agberotimi | North-West University | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zachary | Silver | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sylvester | Obeta | University of Abuja | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Nigeria | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Zahra | Mohammad | Texas A&M University | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | PRAKASHA | KEMPAIAH | Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdulfatai | Momoh | Modibbo Adama University of Technology | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Cé | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Daniele | Castro | Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carolina | Pellegrini | University of Pisa | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Francesca | Guida | University of Campania | others | Italy | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Yolande Therese Rose | Proroga | IZS MEZZOGIORNO | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Andrea Luca | Tasca | University of Pisa | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kamel | MOKHNACHE | Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000, Algeria \ Department of Process Engineering, University Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, Algeria | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Algeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohammad reza | Edalatian Dovom | Ferdowsi University of mashhad | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Iran | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ANGEL | CAMPA | CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE, S.C. (CIBNOR) | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carmen | Wacher | UNAM | Mechanism of Resistance | Mexico | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Edislo | Reguera | Instituto Politecnico Nacional, CICATA-Legaria | others | Mexico | Best Research Award | |