| Dr | Fei | Chen | NYU Grossman school of Medicine | United States | Histopathology & Cytology | Urine molecular cytology | Research Excellence Award | medicallabscientist.com |
| Dr | Eda | Holl | Danaher/Beckman Coulter Life Sciences | United States | Hematology | Cancer | Excellence in Research Award | medicallabscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Jonathan | Fromm | University of Washington | United States | Flow Cytometry | Clinical Flow Cytometry | Research Excellence Award | medicallabscientist.com |
| Dr | Kalpana Deepa Priya | Dorayappan | The Ohio State University | United States | Research Methods in Medical Lab Science | Biomarkers for Early detection of Ovarian Cancer | Research Excellence Award | medicallabscientist.com |
| Prof | Brian | Storrie | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | United States | Hematology | Platelet cell biology | Best Researcher Award | medicallabscientist.com |