| Dr | Sangeeta | Tiwari | University of Texas at El Paso | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Anai | García Fariñas | Institute Finlay | Vaccines and Vaccination | Cuba | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Michael | Sha | DiaCarta Inc | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Joseph | Tan | McMaster University | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Jinhua | Hu | Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital | Hepatitis | China | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Jurate | Kemesiene | Lithuanian university of health sciences Kaunas Clinics | Urinary Tract Infections | Lithuania | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Seyed Saeed | Hashemi Nazari | Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | Noscomial Infections, Hospital Acquired Infections, Health Care Associated Infections | Iran | Best Research Award | |