| Assoc Prof Dr | Aziz-ur-Rahman | NIAZI | Herat University | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Afghanistan | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pablo | Ferrer | Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | David Alberto | Benítez González | CIMAT | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | mark | osborn | university of minnesota | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Denekew Bitew | Belay | Bahir Dar University | Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Infections | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nuria | Vázquez | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnicas | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Argentina | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Ruxana | Sadikot | Ruxana T Sadikot, MD, MRCP(UK), Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ornnicha | Sathitakorn | Thammasat university hospital | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ivan Steve | Nguepi Tsopmejio | Jilin Agricultural University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Fabrício | de Melo | IMS-UFBA | others | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Adeola | Aasa | university of johannesburg | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Edilson | Alencar-Filho | Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Barbara | Rath | Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tarig | Alnour | University of Tabuk | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mahmudul | Hasan | Sylhet Agricultural University | Immunology of Infections | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Konstantinos | Economopoulos | Duke University Medical Center | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Cesar | Sierra | UNiversidad Nacional de Colombia | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Garima | Sharma | Toronto Metropolitan University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Canada | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mehdi | Ajri-khameslou | Ardabil University of Medical Sciences | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Iran | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Sayibu | Muhideen | University of Science and Technology of China | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Best Researcher Award | |