| Prof Dr | Akshay | Rao | University of Minnesota | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hem Raj | Pandey | Kathmandu University | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Nepal | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mei Hung Joanna | Leung | Centre for Health Protection | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | YASSINE | CHAKIR | Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Morocco | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | María Isabel | Colombo | IHEM-UNCUYO-CONICET | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Argentina | Excellence in Research |
| Dr. | Joaquin | Mould-Quevedo | CSL Seqirus Inc. | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PRAVEEN | NEELI | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mir Salamuddin | Hakim | Afghanistan Field Epidemiology Training Program, Ministry of Public Health | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Afghanistan | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. | Saber | Imani | Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | soudabeh | etemadi | Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran | Malaria | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Teshome | Degefa | Jimma University | Malaria | Ethiopia | Young Scientist 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 |
| Prof | Mario Henry | Rodriguez | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública | Malaria | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Teshager Zerihun | Nigussie | Bahir Dar University | Malaria | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr. | Serge | Poda | Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé | Malaria | Burkina Faso | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Carmen | Wacher | UNAM | Mechanism of Resistance | Mexico | Best Research Award |
| Dr | Diego | Mercanti | CONICET | Mechanism of Resistance | Argentina | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Liang | Fu | Northeast Normal University | Mechanism of Resistance | China | Best Researcher Award |