Glenn S. Gerhard, MD, has been appointed Chair of the new Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, and the inaugural holder of the Joseph and Rebecca Goodfriend Endowed Chair in Genetics at Temple University School of Medicine, effective December 1. Dr. Gerhard previously served as Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine & Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State College of Medicine. He also served as Co-Director of the Penn State College of Medicine Institute for Personalized Medicine.