Kobi Perl is currently pursuing an MD-PhD program at Tel Aviv University. He has a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Life Sciences from Open University, graduating summa cum laude. He has 4 years of experience in computer programming and application development from the Israeli military. He is currently working on multiple research projects involving analyzing transcriptomic and proteomic data from tissues like the inner ear under the supervision of Prof. Karen Avraham and Prof. Ron Shamir.

1. Kobi
Perl
Birthdate: 1988
4 Trietsch St. Tel Aviv 6986004
052-6149007
kobipe3@gmail.com
SUMMARY
B. Sc. in Chemistry and Life Sciences, Open University, summa cum laude.
Completed 2nd
year in the Four-Year M.D. Program, Tel Aviv University.
MD-PhD program, Tel Aviv University since October 2013.
4 years experience in computer programming and application development in a technology unit in the
Intelligence Corps, IDF.
EDUCATION
Tel Aviv University
• MD-PhD Program
• PhD thesis under the supervision of:
Prof. Karen Avraham, Dept. of Human Molecular Genetics &
Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Ron Shamir, School of Computer Science, Faculty of Exact Sciences
• Safra Fellowship – 2014 and 2015
2013-
Current Average: 98
Tel Aviv University
• Four-Year MD Program
• Merit-based scholarship – 2011
• Dean's List – 2012 and 2013
• Finished course 'Algorithms' as a preparatory step for the PhD.
2011-
Current Average: 93
Open University
• B. Sc. in Chemistry and Life Science
• Graduated summa cum laude.
• Dean's List - 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011
2006-2011
Final Average: 96
Military Programming Course (Aham-Shkhakim) 2006
LAB EXPERIENCE
Bioinformatics work, Dr. Noam Shomron's lab, Tel Aviv University Summer of 2012
• Gained experience in computational processing of deep sequencing data.
• Wrote a tool for pathogen identification using the short RNA subtraction and assembly method
that was developed in the lab as an exercise.
• Performed variant analysis of a rare disease for which the exact molecular basis is currently
unknown.
• Wrote a tool for choosing PCR primers in regions that are prone to mutations.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Senior developer at Windriver 2011
• Worked on the company's flagship product – Windriver Test Management.
• Programmed in Java EE 5 environment over JBoss.

2. • Worked with different databases (MySQL, Oracle) writing sophisticated queries.
Programmer in a technology unit in the intelligence corps 2007-2011
• Worked on multiple projects in three different teams using various languages and platforms.
• Served as the department's professional authority in Java.
• Solely designed a project from scratch, gaining vast experience in working with clients and UI
design.
• Played a key role on a large-scale migration project, from a proprietary integration system to the
IBM Websphere package.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
• K. Perl, Y. Bhonker, O. Yizhar-Barnea, S. Shivatzki, K. Ushakov, Y. Pozniak, O. Yaron, N. Shomron,
T. Geiger, K. B. Avraham and R. Shamir. "Understanding the connection between transcriptome
and proteome in non-proliferating tissues through the example of the auditory system". Poster
presentation, The 16th Israeli Bioinformatics Symposium, IBS 14, Bar Ilan University, June 24,
2014.
• K. Perl, Y. Bhonker, O. Yizhar-Barnea, S. Shivatzki, K. Ushakov, Y. Pozniak, O. Yaron, N. Shomron,
T. Geiger, K. B. Avraham and R. Shamir. "Understanding the connection between transcriptome
and proteome in non-proliferating tissues through the example of the auditory system". Poster
presentation, The ninth retreat of the Edmond J. Safra Center for bioinformatics at Tel Aviv
University, Ohalo-Kinneret, May 26-27, 2014.
• K. Perl, Y. Bhonker, O. Yizhar-Barnea, S. Shivatzki, K. Ushakov, Y. Pozniak, O. Yaron, R. Shamir,
N. Shomron, T. Geiger and K.B. Avraham. "Understanding the developmental and physiological
conditions of the inner ear using transcriptome and proteome analysis". Poster Presentation, the
7th Congress of the Federation of the Israel Societies for Experimental Biology, Eilat, February 10-
13, 2014.
MANUSCRIPTS
K. Perl, T. Geiger, K. Avraham, R. Shamir. “Gene expression shows higher diversity than protein
expression: observations and hypotheses”. Manuscript in preparation.
K. Perl, Y. Bhonker, O. Yizhar-Barnea, S. Shivatzki, K. Ushakov, Y. Pozniak, O. Yaron, N. Shomron,
T. Geiger, R. Shamir, K. B. Avraham. “Multi-layered functional analysis of proteomic and
transcriptomic data in the inner ear”. Manuscript in preparation.
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
Etgarim Running team 2011-
• Running with handicapped individuals (e.g. the visually impaired).
Yachdav Project 2007-2011
• A military project to help struggling students excel in their studies.
MISCELLANEOUS
Personal qualities
Responsible, hard working, organized, good team member, high learning skills and initiative.
Spoken languages
Hebrew – Native speaker, English – Fluent, French – Good, Arabic – Basic
Hobbies
Playing the piano, solving cryptic crosswords, sailing, scuba diving, debating and writing.