| Dr | Hongjin | Liu | National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College | China | Research Excellence Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Dr | Jiangang | Zhang | School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University | China | Research Excellence Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Priyanshu | Mathur | SMS Medical College, Jaipur | India | Best Researcher Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jessica | Fleming | The Ohio State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | cellbiologist.org |