Dr. Moshe Khurgel holds a B.Sc. in Neuroscience and a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology, both from the University of Toronto.

    Dr. Khurgel remembers becoming a budding biologist in the 5th grade, while working on a presentation on big cats in Africa for his science class. He became involved in “real” research in his second year as an undergrad, working on the neuromuscular basis of crustacean claw asymmetry and regeneration under an inspirational mentor, Prof. C.K. Govind. After completing his undergraduate studies, he pursued doctoral research on the role of astrocytes in the genesis of epilepsies in Dr. Gwen Ivy’s lab, also at U of T.  In 1996, Dr. Khurgel came to UVa as a Research Associate, to work in Dr. Oswald Steward’s group on astrocytes in post-traumatic regeneration in CNS. He took a hiatus from basic science to do applied/clinical work, engineering computerized accommodations for persons with disabilities, but in the end couldn’t stay away from “the bench” and returned to UVa to pursue research on adult stem cells.

    Dr. Khurgel joined the Biology faculty at Bridgewater in 2007. He teaches physiology, introductory biology and stem cell biology, while his research is focused on understanding the participation of stem cells in morphogenesis during development and regeneration. In addition to his scientific and teaching pursuits, Dr. Khurgel loves sharing science with K-12 students and playing roller hockey.