| Dr | Fatemeh | Tajik | University of California Irvine Medical Center | United States | Cancer Biophotonics Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Dr | Sidra | Naz | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Ms | Farzaneh | Rastegari | University of Connecticut | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Maria | Kokkori | Northwestern University | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Dr | Bangshuai | Han | Ball State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Pilgyu | Kang | George Mason University | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Prof | Carol | George | Mills College | United States | Advanced Sensors Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Tikaram | Neupane | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Dr | Janaina | Sena Boyce | UCSD | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Prof | Gamal | Ghoniem | University of California Irvine | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Dr | Juntae Jake | Son | Ball State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Ms | Faizaa Awad | Saif | Hodeidah University | Yemen | Best Researcher Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |
| Ms | Salama Ahmed | Yassen | Hodeidah University | Yemen | Best Scholar Award | biophotonicsresearch.com |