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Abraham Perl
173 Ben Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6340506, Israel ▪ +058-476-5837 ▪ Abraham.perl93088@gmail.com
EDUCATION The Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University
New York State/American Program 08/2014-Present
Medical School Expected: 06/2018
Queens College, City University of New York 01/2010-05/2015
Bachelor/Master of Arts; Bachelor of Arts Conferred 05/2012
Magna Cum Laude, High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Departmental Honors
Majors: Philosophy with a Concentration in Ethics and Religion
GPA: 3.84
WORK Shira Schwartz Tutoring and Academic 07/2011-07/2014
Mentoring -Atlantic Beach, NY 11509
Tutor
 Served as a science and math tutor at both the high school and college levels.
 Taught a variety of subjects including; physics, chemistry, biology and algebra.
 Tutored for standardized exams including the GRE, SAT, PCAT, and MCAT.
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County -Roosevelt, NY 11575 01/2014-07/2014
Volunteer
 Worked with other members of the staff to provide support and comfort to patients .
 Promoted the emotional, physical and psychological well-being of the patients.
 Encouraged individual growth by interacting with the patients and encouraging them to take
part in group activities and interact with their peers.
 Participated in and helped set up the 32nd Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament benefitting the
organization.
Chen Research Group, Department of Chemistry and 01/ 2010-06/2014
Biochemistry Queens College, the City University of New York -Flushing, NY 11367
Researcher, Synthetic and Applied Organic Chemistry
 Ensured that pharmaceutically apposite organic molecules are properly synthesized via
late-transition metal catalysis, purified and isolated.
 Ensured that the high resolution NMR and FT-IR spectroscopic experimentation of synthesized
products is properly performed via the operation of the Queens College Department of
Chemistry 500 MHz Bruker-Biospin Avancell-500 NMR spectrometer and Shimadzu FTIR-8400S
spectrometer.
 Maintained the acquisition, inventory and maintenance of laboratory supplies.
 Helped editvarious proposalsand manuscripts for Dr.Yu Chen,PrincipleInvestigator of theChen
Research Group.
Emergency Department, 06/2012-06/2014
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Petrie Division -New York, NY 10003
 Worked with other members of the hospital staff to provide support and comfort to patients
and their families.
 Transported various cultures to the specified departments.
 Transported patients to and from various departments.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, 08/2010-01/2014
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Petrie Division -New York, NY 10003
Volunteer Research Assistant

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 Wrote Journal summaries for “Practical Reviews in Nuclear Medicine”,a projectof John Hopkins
University, School of Medicine.
 Edited Nuclear Medicine Board Review: Questions and Answers for Self-Assessment (third
edition), a review book for the certification exams administered by the American Board of
Radiology, the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, the Certification Board of Nuclear
Cardiology, and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.
 Edited hospital protocols for mammary scintigraphy radiotherapy.
 Gained exposure to the various methods radiologists and nuclear physicians employ to detect
physiological abnormalities, including bone densitometry scans and SPECT, MUGA, and
scintographic imaging.
American Heart Association -Plainview, NY 11803 10/2013-11/2013
 Volunteered in the inaugural year of the“Home is Wherethe Heart is”event which raised money
for the Long Island division of the American Heart Association.
 Gave guests a tour of the premises and helped direct them to the various areas of the event.
 Answered questions and provided information about the American Heart Association to those
partaking in the event.
Time Warner -New York, NY 10003 06/2007-08-2007
Intern
 Researched various procedures and laws,collated reports,wrote officememos, and created tax
schedules.
 Organized data, conducted data analysis, and filed information.
 Collaborated with other interns on a variety of projects including; organizing the federal and
state tax library and creating various schedules for all of the Time Warner subsidiaries, both
domestic and overseas.
Sanhedria House Orphanage -Jerusalem, Israel 91000 01/2007-06/2007
Big brother/Mentor
 Promoted the emotional, physical and psychological well-being of the young adults.
 Encouraged individual growth by interacting with the children and encouraging them to take
part in group activities and interact with their peers.
 Organized trips, extracurricular events and get-togethers, serving as liasons between the
organization and the children.
ACTIVITIES Chemistry Honors Society, Beta Delta Chi, 08/2011-05/2012
Queens College, the City University of New York -Flushing, NY 11367
Vice President
 Organize events, maintain active campus presence, and supervise all administrative duties
including: scheduling, recruitment and organization of the society.
Chemistry Tutor 08/2011- 05/2012
 Free Peer tutoring for Introductory College Chemistry and Organic Chemistry for non-science
majors and General Chemistry I & II and Organic Chemistry I & II for Pre-Health and Science
Majors.
PUBLICATIONS ICl-Induced Intramolecular Electrophilic Cyclization of 1-[4′-Methoxy(1,1′-biphenyl)2-
yl]alkynones—A Facile Approach to Spiroconjugated Molecules Prof. Dr. Yu Chen, Xiaochen Liu,
Minwook Lee, ChenlongHuang, Igor Inoyatov,Zhiwei Chen, Abraham C. Perl and Prof. Dr. William
H. Hersh Chemistry – A European Journal 2013 19 (30), 9795-9799
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301582

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Microwave-Assisted One-Pot Synthesis of Isoquinolines, Furopyridines, and Thienopyridines by
Palladium-Catalyzed Sequential Coupling--Imination--Annulation of 2-Bromoarylaldehydes with
Terminal Acetylenes and Ammonium Acetate Dingqiao Yang,Satvika Burugupalli,David Daniel,and
Yu Chen The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012 77 (9), 4466-4472
DOI: 10.1021/jo300494a
The article was recently selected for publication in SYNFACTS issue 08/12 due to its contributions in
the field of synthetic organic chemistry.
* Appear in the acknowledgments not as an author
PRESENTATIONS “The Ethics of Deliberate Deformation” 04/2009
24th Student Conference for the Dissemination of Research on Addiction, Infectious Disease, and
Public Health at the John Hopkins University: Bloomberg School of Public Health
AWARDS Key Holder, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chapter of New York 05/2012
Phi Beta Kappa, a nationwide organization and the oldest active college society, honors good character,
intellectual enthusiasm, and outstanding scholarship in the liberal arts and sciences. The Sigma Chapter of
New York was authorized at the college in Fall 1949 and installed on January 9, 1950. Each year it elects as
members a limited number of students whose records in the liberal arts are superior in breadth and
depth of study.
Fanny Gold Memorial Award 06/2011
Queens College
The Fanny Gold Memorial Award is given by the Department of Philosophy at Queens College to
one student during graduation for overall scholastic achievement and dedication to the field of
philosophy of religion.
Dean’s List (8 of 8 semesters), Queens College 2008-2011
Full-time students earn a place on the Dean’s List with a semester grade point average of 3.5 in 12 credits
of quality grades (A+ through F, WF and WU).
HOBBIES/INTERESTS Bioethics,Philosophy of Religion,Translational-Medicine,Genetics,Fencing,Tennis,Rock climbing,
Surfing, Cooking.
SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint; Internet Database Research; Proficient in
Hebrew