| Dr | Ahmad Ali | Anjum | South China Agriculture University | China | Young Scientist Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Mrs | Brenda | Bonett-Calzada | CICESE | Mexico | Young Scientist Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Mr | Bei | He | School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University | China | Young Scientist Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Mr | Uttam Bahadur | Kunwar | Yunnan Agricultural University | Nepal | Young Scientist Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Dr | Alessandro | Russo | IRCCS OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE | Italy | Young Scientist Award | molecularbiologist.org |