Arizona Biomedical Research Commission Performance Audit Highlights

Arizona BiomedicalResearch CommissionCommission-fundedREPORTHIGHLIGHTS research has positivePERFORMANCE AUDITimpacts; should be bet-Subject ter documented andThe Commission was reportedcreated in 1984 to pro-vide monies for research on the causes and pre- In fiscal year 2008 the Arizona Biomedical Distribution of Research Moniesvention of diseases and Research Commission (Commission) Fiscal Year 2008the development of new awarded, through a competitive process, Northern Arizona University ($374,000)drugs. Some of the St. Joseph’s Hospital ($444,000)$6.6 million for 75 new and ongoing bio- Sun Health ($510,000)research subjects havemedical research contracts. In addition,included Alzheimer's Other ($681,000)Disease, Parkinson's the Commission provided over $5.5Disease, cancer, and the million to the Translational GenomicsWest Nile Virus. Research Institute (TGen), a private non- Arizona State University ($980,000)1TGen ($5.7 Million)Our Conclusion profit organization performing advanced translational genomics research. TheCommission-funded money for these contracts comes fromUniversity of Arizona ($3.4 Million)research appears totobacco taxes and the Lottery.benefit Arizona in severalways: it brings millions of The textbox below describes an exampleadditional research dol-of a commission-funded research proj-lars into the State, and 1 In addition to the $5.5 million TGen received from the Commission’s HealthResearch Fund, TGen also received over ...