| Dr | Halimeh | Hassanpour | Aerospace Research Institute, Ministry of Science Research and Technology, Tehran, Iran | Iran | Best Academic Researcher Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Dr | Nikhil | Gadewal | Advanced Center for Treatment and Research in Cancer | India | Epigenetics in Cell Biology Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Ms | Mahbubeh | Tangestani | Addiction and Lifestyle Research Center | Iran | Cell Microenvironment Award | cellbiologist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Wen-Hsiung | Li | Academia Sinica | Taiwan | Gene Expression in Cells Award | cellbiologist.org |