| Prof Dr | Hieu | Nguyen | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city | Pediatric Neurology | Vietnam | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gewnhi | Park | Westmont College | Others | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Suma | Suswaram | Boston University | Others | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wen-Jun | Shen | Stanford University/VAPAHCS | Neuro Biochemistry | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nikita | Mehdiratta | Smell and Taste Treatment & Research Foundation | Neuropsychiatry | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Charles | Wang | Loma Linda University | Addiction & Therapeutics | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Francesca | Bartolini | Columbia University | Neurodegeneration and Aging Disorders | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sharon | Stoll | Yale School of Medicine | Demyelinating disease | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jianrong | Tang | Baylor College of Medicine | Neurological Disorders and Stroke | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Slimane | Tounekti | Thomas Jefferson University | Neuroradiology | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mahsa | Dolatshahi | Washington University in Saint Louis | Neuroradiology | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mario | Zuccarello | University of Cincinnati | Neurological Disorders and Stroke | United States | Best Research Article Award |
| Prof | Xudong | Li | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | Neurological Disorders and Stroke | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anita | Quintana | University of Texas El Paso | Others | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | KENNETH | BLUM | Western University Health Sciences | Addiction & Therapeutics | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saad | Javeed | Washington University School of medicine in St. Louis | Spine Disorders | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yanru | Jiang | University of California Los Angeles | Neuropsychology | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lakshmi | Rajagopal | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Others | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mei | Huang | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Others | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Herbert | Meltzer | Northwestern University | Others | United States | Best Scholar Award |