Assembly Biosciences, Inc. announced that Sir Michael Houghton, PhD, has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Dr. Houghton will also serve as a member of Assembly Bio’s Science and Technology Committee. Dr. Houghton is currently director of the Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, ABCanada. Previously, he was chief scientific officer at Epiphany Biosciences and vice president of hepatitis C and virology research at Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics.