Dr. Perkins' lifetime achievements contributed profoundly to the scientific foundation of the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine, and to the education and training of scientists, fellows, physicians and medical technologists in these fields.

Each year a lectureship will be awarded to an individual actively involved in education, training, research and/or the practice of a scientific nature pertaining to transfusion medicine. The recipient will be a scientist who has demonstrated a commitment to transfusion medicine or cellular therapy, and has applied new insights or new technologies to relevant scientific questions that have led to seminal contributions to the field. There is an honorarium and reimburement for travel and lodging from Blood Systems.