Background
Perkins, Herbert Asa was born on October 5, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis and Anna (Robinson) Perkins.
Perkins, Herbert Asa was born on October 5, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis and Anna (Robinson) Perkins.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine summa cum laude, Tufts University, 1943.
Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1944; resident, Boston City Hospital, 1947-1948; practice medicine specializing in transfusion medicine, 1953-1957; clinical instructor, Stanford Medical School, 1957-1958; assistant clinical professor, Stanford Medical School, 1957-1958; hematologist, Open Heart Surgery Team, Stanford Hospital, San Francisco, 1955-1958; hematologist, Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, 1958-1959; director research, Irwin Memorial Blood Centers, San Francisco, 1959-1978; medical and science director, Irwin Memorial Blood Centers, San Francisco, 1978-1990; executive director, Irwin Memorial Blood Centers, San Francisco, 1987-1991; president, Irwin Memorial Blood Centers, San Francisco, 1991-1993; senior medical scientist, Irwin Memorial Blood Centers, San Francisco, since 1993. Assistant professor medicine Washington University, St. Louis, 1958-1959, University of California, San Francisco, 1959-1966, associate professor, 1966-1971, clinical professor, since 1971. V.p.Blood Research and Development Foundation, 1995-1997, acting president, since 1997.
Major Medical Corps, United States Army, 1944-1947. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Blood Banks (chairman science advising committee 1972-1973, Chairman.stds. committee 1968-1971, Chairman of Commission on organ transplantation and tissue typing 1970-1980, board directors 1982-1986), American Society Hematology, International Transfusion Society, American Society Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (president 1985-1986), National Marrow Donor Program (chair board directors 1995-1996, Chairman of Commission on Studies. 1987-1994, chairman finance committee 1987-1994).
Married Frances Snyder, September 2, 1942. Children: Susan, Deborah, Dale, Karen, Ronnie.