Merritt Hawkins

One North Texan makes Modern Healthcare's 2012 "Up and Comers" list. Dallas-based MediSend International is providing 50 Nigerian technicians with professional training and technical support. Engineers at UTD made a material small enough to read DNA, which opens the possibility of using it as a low-cost tool to sequence DNA. The Dallas Regional Chamber Chamber will host its fourth annual healthcare conference Oct. 17, bringing in experts across the sector's various industries.