Alexandria University Cancer Research Cluster is a multidisciplinary cluster that hosts several research groups. Each group is running one or more research programs. The Cluster was established the Cluster in 2010 on a grant from the Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund. Since then, 3 different research programs were started with additional competitive funding from national and international organizations. The cluster currently hosts the following research groups: Cancer genetics group, cancer immunology group, environmental carcinogenesis group, infectious diseases and cancer group, methodology group. The cluster is also the administrative home to the Egyptian Cancer Research Network.