The JHG Young Scientist Award recognizes articles that have made a significant contribution to the Journal of Human Genetics, thanks to their scientific excellence and impact in the field of human genetics.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 JHG Young Scientist Award.

Division for Counseling and Support, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

For the paper entitled ‘Comprehensive DNA methylation analysis of peripheral blood cells derived from patients with first-episode schizophrenia’, J Hum Genet 58, 91–97 (2013); doi:10.1038/jhg.2012.140.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.

For the paper entitled ‘Mutation spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlation of hearing loss patients caused by SLC26A4 mutations in the Japanese: a large cohort study’, J Hum Genet 59, 262–268 (2014); doi:10.1038/jhg.2014.12.

School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia.

For the paper entitled ‘The Indonesian archipelago: an ancient genetic highway linking Asia and the Pacific’, J Hum Genet 58, 165–173 (2013); doi:10.1038/jhg.2012.154.

We would like to offer our warmest congratulations and wish them every success in their future careers.