| Assist Prof. Dr | Zsuzsanna | Zsengeller | BIDMC | United States | Maternal and Child Health in Global Diseases | Preeclampsia | Research Excellence Award | globaldiseases.org |
| Dr | Ana | Rodriguez | New York University School of Medicine | United States | Infectious Disease Biology | Malaria | Research Excellence Award | globaldiseases.org |
| Dr | Cornelia | Peterson | Tufts University | United States | Virology and Viral Infections | Papillomavirus-mediated tumorigenesis | Research Excellence Award | globaldiseases.org |
| Dr | Hao | Phan | Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine | Vietnam | Global Health Informatics | Cardiovascular Medicine | Best Researcher Award | globaldiseases.org |