Mario Gruppo is a surgical oncologist at the Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV—IRCCS. He deals with clinical and translational research on pancreatic neoplasms, cystic lesions of the pancreas, colorectal neoplasms and neoplastic cachexia, with a particular interest in prognostic and predictive biomarkers and the outcome after pancreatic resection. He has attended various national and international conferences as a speaker. He is a member of five national and international scientific societies, and has authored over 30 scientific articles in peer-reviewed international journals.