| Dr | Md | Salahuddin | Prairie View A&M University | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Adeel | Khalid | Kennesaw State University | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Johnny | Wise | The University of Toledo | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Catherine | Wong | Illinois Institute of Technology | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Revathi | Shanmugasundaram | USDA ARS | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Kundun | Kamalakar | Icahn School of Medicine | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |