AVROBIO, Inc. announced the appointment of Gail M. Farfel, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Farfel brings more than 25 years of pharmaceutical development and regulatory experience in rare diseases with both large and small pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Farfel has been executive vice president and global chief development officer at Zogenix, Inc., a rare disease company, since July 2015. At Zogenix, Dr. Farfel leads all product development activities, including preclinical and clinical development, and regulatory strategy. Prior to joining Zogenix, Dr. Farfel was chief clinical and regulatory officer of Marinus Pharmaceuticals, establishing and overseeing clinical, medical and regulatory strategies for adult and pediatric seizure disorders, including a pediatric epileptic orphan disease. Previously, Dr. Farfel was vice president, therapeutic area head for neuroscience clinical development and medical affairs at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, where she oversaw a portfolio of products for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.