| Dr | Ochuko | Orakpoghenor | Ahmadu Bello University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mary | Bakhanashvili | Bar-Ilan University | others | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Samson | Agberotimi | North-West University | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Olawale | Olonade | Covenant University | others | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zachary | Silver | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hadi | Kargar | Ardakan University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Iran | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zahra | Mohammad | Texas A&M University | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | PRAKASHA | KEMPAIAH | Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdulfatai | Momoh | Modibbo Adama University of Technology | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Marco | Gontijo | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Cé | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Daniele | Castro | Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Anisio Iuri | Rosario | Universidade Federal Fluminense | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | André | Rocha | Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carolina | Pellegrini | University of Pisa | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yolande Therese Rose | Proroga | IZS MEZZOGIORNO | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Andrea Luca | Tasca | University of Pisa | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Elena | Ivanova | RMIT University | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Australia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Eva | Armero | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Q8050013E | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kamel | MOKHNACHE | Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, 19000, Algeria \ Department of Process Engineering, University Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, Algeria | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Algeria | Best Researcher Award | |