| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Makoto | Inoue | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | United States | Research Excellence Award | lifescienceaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jagmeet | Kanwal | Georgetown University | United States | Research Excellence Award | lifescienceaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | James | Brugarolas | Kidney Cancer Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center | United States | Excellence in Research Award | lifescienceaward.com |
| Dr | Praveen | Neeli | Moffitt Cancer Center | United States | Research Excellence Award | lifescienceaward.com |
| Dr | Sumeyye | Altunok | Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | United States | Young Scientist Award | lifescienceaward.com |