| Dr | Mesay | Wolle | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Andrea | Smidler | UCSD | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Limei | Chen | George Mason University | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Analisa | Difeo | University of Michigan | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Makoto | Inoue | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | United States | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jagmeet | Kanwal | Georgetown University | United States | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | James | Brugarolas | Kidney Cancer Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center | United States | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Praveen | Neeli | Moffitt Cancer Center | United States | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sumeyye | Altunok | Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | United States | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Sheldon | Shi | University of North Texas | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Harsh | Shah | Dassault Systemes | United States | Global Life Science Visionary Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Pasco | Avery | UF/IFAS/Indian River Res and Education C | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Marjo-Riitta | Jarvelin | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xin | Du | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shoaib | Sarfraz | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Thangavel | Murugan | United Arab Emirates University | United Arab Emirates | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Alex | Mutebe | Medical Research Council Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda | Uganda | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Şeyda | Karabörk | Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ramazan | Topcu | Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Betul | Akdal Dolek | Ankara Bilkent City Hospital | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |