| Prof Dr | IRWIN | DE MENEZES | Regional University of Cariri | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | VANESSA | CRUVINEL | University of Brasilia | others | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Fabrício Marcus | Oliveira | Federal University of Minas Gerais | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Karen | Sánchez | UFPel | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Rosana | Jafelice | Federal University of Uberlândia | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | CLAUDIA | MERMELSTEIN | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | others | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Fabrício | de Melo | IMS-UFBA | others | Brazil | 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 | Halidou | Tinto | IRSS-Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro | Malaria | Burkina Faso | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Berge | Tsanou | University of Dschang | others | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ABBOUBAKAR | Hamadjam | University Institute of Technology/The University of Ngaoundéré | others | Cameroon | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Chelea | Matchawe | Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Cameroon | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Michel Carlos | Tommo Tchouaket | CIRCB | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Garima | Sharma | Toronto Metropolitan University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Canada | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Leili | Abkar | University of British Columbia | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Canada | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Eulogio | Soto | Universidad de Valparaiso | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | karthikeyan | chandrasekaran | Centro de Investigación de Polímeros Avanzados | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Neetu | Talreja | University of Concepcion, Chile | others | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Neetu | Talreja | University of Concepcion, Chile | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pablo | Ferrer | Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |