| Dr | Arif | Hussain | Manipal Academy of higher education | others | United Arab Emirates | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Minjun | Ahn | Pohang University of Science and Technology | others | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ali | Fatehizadeh | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | others | Iran | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhangping | Yang | yangzhou university | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bouchaib | Lamkhioued | Faculty of Medicine/Pharmacy, University of Reims | Immunology of Infections | France | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Anli | Leng | Shandong University | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Juan | Rodriguez | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Tuberculosis | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hyung Wook | Kwon | Incheon National University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mengcun | Chen | Wuhan Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Surgical Site Infections | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Peiwu | Qin | Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Christian Kweku | Adokoh | University of Cape Coast | Malaria | Ghana | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Halidou | Tinto | IRSS-Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro | Malaria | Burkina Faso | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Abenezer | Wendimu | Wolaita Sodo University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wondimagegnehu | Tekalign | Wolaita Sodo University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nourridine | Siewe | Rochester Institute of Technology | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mario Henry | Rodriguez | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública | Malaria | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Önder | Tutsoy | Adana Alparslan Tukes Science and Technology University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tina | Rochelle | City University of Hong Kong | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Dilek | Muz | Tekirdag Namik Kemal University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Kosta | Mumcuoglu | The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |