| 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 |
| Dr | Jevelin | Swain | Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology | India | Young Researcher Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Mr | Chetan | Shinde | Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri | India | Young Scientist Award | cellbiologist.org |