| Dr | Xi-jian | DAI | Deputy Director | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Afzal | Dar | Shaanxi University of science and technology | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Haider H. | Dar | University of Pittsburgh | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Shukla | Das | University College of Medical Sciences | Immunology of Infections | India | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Maria | De Jesus | American University | HIV/AIDS: Treatment, Challenges, and Prevention | United States | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Fabrício | de Melo | IMS-UFBA | others | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | IRWIN | DE MENEZES | Regional University of Cariri | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Salvatore | De Simone | Oswaldo Cruz Foundation | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Dr | Teshome | Degefa | Jimma University | Malaria | Ethiopia | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Yulia | Desheva | Institute of Experimental Medicine (RAS) | Immunology of Infections | Russia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Stefano | Di Bella | Trieste University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Paola | Di Carlo | PROMISE Department, University of Palermo | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Delano | DIas Schleder | Instituto Federal Catarinense, Araquari campus | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Ibrahima | Diouf | Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal / University of Labé, Guinea | Malaria | Senegal | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | SINOUVASSANE | DJEARAMANE | UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Maldives | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Michael | Donadelli | University of Brescia | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Lóránt Dénes | Dr. Dávid | John von Neumann University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Hungary | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saša | Đurović | Institute of General and Physical Chemistry | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Konstantinos | Economopoulos | Duke University Medical Center | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohammad reza | Edalatian Dovom | Ferdowsi University of mashhad | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Iran | Best Researcher Award | |