Matthias Löhr

Matthias Löhr is a Professor/Senior Physician at Karolinska Institutet's Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology. His research focuses on pancreatic diseases, including autoimmune pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and exocrine insufficiency. He leads the Pancreas Research Team at Gastrocentrum and chairs the KICancer Diagnose-related network for HPB tumors.

**Education & Degrees**: Docent (Univ. Rostock, 1996). **Awards**: 2023 EPC Lifetime Achievement Award. **Grants**: Includes projects on microfluidics for cancer diagnostics, fiber-optic theranostics, and pancreatic cancer heterogeneity studies funded by Swedish Research Council and Wallenberg Foundation.

Research Interests: Translational and clinical pancreatology, pancreatic cancer biomarkers, endoscopic therapies, and stromal-tumor interactions. His lab (PaCaRes) develops 3D tumor models to study chemoresistance mechanisms.

Professional Roles: UEG President, leader of the Pancreas 2000 educational program, and member of multiple European committees. Active in guideline development (e.g., pancreatic exocrine insufficiency).

Key Contributions: Pioneering work on IgG4-related disease treatment, ERCP procedure optimization tools, and liquid biopsy applications in pancreatic cancer. Supervised 4 doctoral students and holds 4 major grants.