Robert Perkinson is Technical Director of the Biorepository Resource Center (BioRC), which serves CHOP's biobanking needs with the capacity to house for 2 million to 3 million samples onsite. He ensures the appropriate provision of resources, space, educational programs, strategic planning, research, and development to meet the needs of the BioRC. In addition, he oversees all BioRC policies and protocols, as well as team preparation for potential disruptions to services or supply chain.

Perkinson joined CHOP in 2024 and brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, start-up space, and academia as a scientific executive and technical subject matter expert.

He holds two patents:

• Insulin Receptor Antibodies and Uses Thereof. WO2019023056, 2019
• Chemically Defined Medium for Cultured Mammalian Cells. WO2002066603A2, 2002

He is an invited course instructor and speaker at several industry conferences including:

• Challenges and Opportunities in Automating Biological Sample Inventories, SLAS - 2018-2020
• Sample Management - Best Practices, Trends and Challenges, SLAS - 2018-2023
• i3 - Cryo-governance in the IVF clinic - 2022

Board Leadership Certification, Seton Hall University, 2005

MSc, Thomas Jefferson University (Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology), 1996

BS, Temple University (Biochemistry), 1993

Technical Director, Biorepository Resource Center

ISBER (International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories)- 2016 - present

SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) - 2016 - present

Society for Cryobiology - 2019 - present

American Association of Tissue Banks - 2019 - present

NY State Tissue Bank Director - 2019 - 2023

i3 (International IVF Initiative) - 2019 - present