| Dr | Diego | Mercanti | CONICET | Mechanism of Resistance | Argentina | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Deyani | Nocedo-Mena | Autonomous University of Nuevo Léon | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Desalegne | Amare | Bahir Dar University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Derya | Güzel Erdoğan | Sakarya University | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Dereje | Demissie | Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Denekew Bitew | Belay | Bahir Dar University | Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Infections | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Deming | Sun | University of California, Los Angeles | Immunology of Infections | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Delano | DIas Schleder | Instituto Federal Catarinense, Araquari campus | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Deepani Upeka | Rajawardana | Industrial Technology Institute | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Sri Lanka | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | Dayu | Liu | the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | David Jaures | Fotsa-Mbogne | The University of Ngaoundere | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Cameroon | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | David Alberto | Benítez González | CIMAT | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Daniele | Castro | Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Damalie | Nakanjako | Makerere University | Immunology of Infections | Uganda | Women Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Cyrine | Belhadj | National Engineering school of Tunis | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Cristina | Stasi | University of Florence | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Cristina | Zalazar | INTEC (UNL-CONICET) | others | Argentina | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | CLAUDIA | MERMELSTEIN | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | others | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Claudia | Da Silva Carvalho | Fort Hays State University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Stewardship | United States | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Chuanhui | Cao | Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China | Immunology of Infections | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |