Dr Dixon Grant

About

​Dixon graduated with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology from Utah State University in 2006 prior to joining the pioneering class at Duke-NUS graduate medical school in 2007.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine with Singhealth in 2014 and completed his Senior Residency in Haematology with Singhealth in 2017.  His areas of interest include acute leukemia and stem cell transplantation.  He also had interest in genetics underlying cancer and currently has a pitch for funds grant identifying a new sub-type of acute leukemia called philadelphia like acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  

Education and Training

• Senior Residency Haematology, Singhealth, 2014-2017
  
• Internal Medicine Residency, Singhealth, 2011-2014 
  
• Post graduate medical school, DUKE-NUS 2007-2011 
  
• Bachelors Cellular and Moecular Biology, Utah State University 2003-2006
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  
• Leukemia work group
  
• Singapore Society of Haematology
  
  

Publications

Interferon alfacon 1 inhibits SARS-CoV infection In human bronchial epithelial Calu-3 cells.
Yohichi Kumaki, Craig W. Day, Miles K. Wandersee,  Bradley P. Schow, Justin S. Madsen, Dixon Grant, Lawrence M. Blatt, Dale L. Barnard. 

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2008 June; 371(1): 110–113.

A Single Amino Acid in Nonstructural Protein NS4B Confers Virulence to Dengue Virus in AG129 Mice through Enhancement of Viral RNA Synthesis.

Dixon Grant, Grace K. Tan, Min Qing, Jowin K. W. Ng, Andy Yip, Gang Zou, Xuping Xie, Zhiming Yuan,  Mark J. Schreiber, Wouter Schul, Pei-Yong Shi, Sylvie Alonso. 

Journal of Virology, 2011 August; 85(15): 7775–7787.

An Outbreak of Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sub-Type USA300 at an International School in Singapore. 

Dixon Grant, Koh Tse Hsien, Yen Ee Tan, Li-Yang Hsu, Asok Kurup, Shelly K. Donahue, Janelle Mann, Dale Fisher. 

Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2013 Nov;42(11):575-8.

A difficult case of acquired haemophilia with concomitant Evan's Syndrome presenting with acute subdural haematoma.

Yek JL, Grant D, He YK, Ng HJ, Tan TK. 

Haemophilia, 2017 Mar;23(2):e152-e155

Reversal of rivaroxaban using Prothromplex Total, a 4-factor prothrombin complex. 

Hartirathpal Kaur, Shu Hui Yeang, Edmund See, Dixon Grant, Chuen Wen Tan, Wan Hui Wong, Daryl Tan, Heng Joo Ng, Lai Heng Lee.

Thrombosis Research, 2017 Aug;156:117-118