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The Arizona Biomedical Research Commission was created in
1984 to provide monies for research on the causes and prevention of diseases and
the development of new drugs. Some of the research subjects have included
Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, cancer, and the West Nile Virus.
Commission-funded research appears to benefit Arizona in several ways: it brings
millions of additional research dollars into the State, and some research
focuses on diseases affecting Arizonans, such as sun-induced skin cancer and
Valley Fever. However, the Commission should gather and report more information
on commission-funded projects, including the numbers of patents obtained and the
number of jobs funded.
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