Windy Tanner, MSPH, PhD
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Lead, Antimicrobial Resistance Faculty Network
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Yale School of Public Health
LEPH 711, 60 College Street
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Associate Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Lead, Antimicrobial Resistance Faculty NetworkBiography
Windy Tanner is a clinical and environmental microbiologist with training and experience in infectious disease epidemiology. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Public Health. She has worked in clinical, environmental, public health, and academic laboratories for the past 20 years and received her clinical microbiology certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Dr. Tanner's research is primarily focused on environmental transmission of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and antimicrobial resistance genes in healthcare and community settings. She is also interested in waterborne pathogens such as Legionella and Salmonella Typhi, wastewater-based epidemiology, a One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance, bacterial cross resistance between disinfectants and antibiotics, and the role of biofilms in antimicrobial resistance gene exchange in waterborne pathogens. She has a passion for global health research and has worked on multiple projects focused on environmental antimicrobial resistance in India and Pakistan.
Appointments
Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Associate Research ScientistPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- University of Utah (2017)
- PhD
- University of Utah, Public Health (2014)
- MSPH
- University of Utah, Public Health (2008)
Research
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Biofilms; Carrier State; Community-Acquired Infections; Disease Reservoirs; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Gene Transfer, Horizontal; Global Health; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Legionellosis; Microbiota; Molecular Epidemiology; One Health; Sanitation; Typhoid Fever; Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring; Water Microbiology
ORCID
0000-0002-7487-4136
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Melinda Pettigrew, PhD
Andrew Ulrich, MD
Anne Wyllie, PhD
Inci Yildirim, MD, PhD, MSc
Joshua Warren, PhD
Karen Jubanyik, MD
18Publications
512Citations
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Microbiota
Biofilms
Community-Acquired Infections
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Publications
2023
Environmental surveillance for COVID-19 using SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater – a study in District East, Karachi, Pakistan
Ansari N, Kabir F, Khan W, Khalid F, Malik A, Warren J, Mehmood U, Kazi A, Yildirim I, Tanner W, Kalimuddin H, Kanwar S, Aziz F, Memon A, Alam M, Ikram A, Meschke J, Jehan F, Omer S, Nisar M. Environmental surveillance for COVID-19 using SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater – a study in District East, Karachi, Pakistan. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2023, 20: 100299. PMID: 38234701, PMCID: PMC10794106, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricSevere acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures
Roberts S, Barbell E, Barber D, Dahlberg S, Heimer R, Jubanyik K, Parwani V, Pettigrew M, Tanner J, Ulrich A, Wade M, Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Martinello R, Tanner W. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 45: 244-246. PMID: 37767709, PMCID: PMC10877528, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2022
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sink drains of 40 healthcare facilities in Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study
Apanga P, Ahmed J, Tanner W, Starcevich K, VanDerslice J, Rehman U, Channa N, Benson S, Garn J. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sink drains of 40 healthcare facilities in Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0263297. PMID: 35113948, PMCID: PMC8812900, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsCarbapenem-Resistant EnterobacteriaceaeCross InfectionCross-Sectional StudiesDecontaminationDiffusionEnterobacteriaceaeEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsEnvironmental MicrobiologyHand DisinfectionHealth FacilitiesHospitalsHumansInfection ControlMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPakistanSanitary EngineeringConceptsCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeHealthcare facilitiesSink drainsAntimicrobial resistanceCross-sectional studyCHROMagar KPCMueller-Hinton agar platesUndetected reservoirMorbidity rateDisc diffusion methodAntibiotic susceptibilityHigh mortalityAntibiotic classesAMR surveillanceEnterobacteriaceaeSwabsClinical environmentDiffusion methodStructured observations
2021
Differences in chlorine and peracetic acid disinfection kinetics of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia fergusonii and their susceptible strains based on gene expressions and genomics
Sahulka SQ, Bhattarai B, Bhattacharjee AS, Tanner W, Mahar RB, Goel R. Differences in chlorine and peracetic acid disinfection kinetics of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia fergusonii and their susceptible strains based on gene expressions and genomics. Water Research 2021, 203: 117480. PMID: 34392043, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWhole-genome sequencingE. fergusoniiDraft genomeGene expressionAverage nucleotide identity analysisEscherichia fergusoniiPAA disinfectionSame geneAntibiotic resistance genesGenome sequencingOxidative stress pathwaysSame speciesSusceptible strainsResistance genesGenesIdentity analysisStress pathwaysFergusoniiChick-Watson lawGenomeNew Delhi metallo-β-lactamase geneEfflux pump genesPeracetic acid disinfectantPump genesSpeciesEnvironmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities
Tanner WD, Leecaster MK, Zhang Y, Stratford KM, Mayer J, Visnovsky LD, Alhmidi H, Cadnum JL, Jencson AL, Koganti S, Bennett CP, Donskey CJ, Noble-Wang J, Reddy SC, Rose LJ, Watson L, Ide E, Wipperfurth T, Safdar N, Arasim M, Macke C, Roman P, Krein SL, Loc-Carrillo C, Samore MH. Environmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 72: s8-s16. PMID: 33512527, PMCID: PMC8785946, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMultidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmissionPatient roomsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusAcute care facilitiesAcute care hospitalsCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeMDRO contaminationClostridioides difficile toxinsVancomycin-resistant enterococciContact precautionsCare hospitalPatient proximityTransplant unitAcute careIntensive careMDRO transmissionOrganism transmissionDifficile toxinMDRO carriageCare facilitiesNursing stationsMDROsSurveillance testsTransmission routesTerminal cleaning
2020
The Lung Microbiome and Pneumonia
Pettigrew MM, Tanner W, Harris AD. The Lung Microbiome and Pneumonia. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 223: s241-s245. PMID: 33330898, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa702.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricLocalized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed
Thornton CN, Tanner WD, VanDerslice JA, Brazelton WJ. Localized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed. GigaScience 2020, 9: giaa125. PMID: 33215210, PMCID: PMC7677451, DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAntibiotic resistance genesMobile genetic elementsResistance genesGenetic elementsMost bacterial cellsDeep metagenomic sequencingMetagenomic sequencingGenesBacterial cellsGreater abundanceHuman fecal contaminationWastewater discharge pointResistomeLittle measurable effectDiversityAbundanceNatural environmentRiver locationsAntibiotic resistanceEffluent discharge pointWastewater effluentQuaternary ammonium compoundsBiological factorsFecal contaminationWastewater treatment plantsA microbiological survey of handwashing sinks in the hospital built environment reveals differences in patient room and healthcare personnel sinks
Franco LC, Tanner W, Ganim C, Davy T, Edwards J, Donlan R. A microbiological survey of handwashing sinks in the hospital built environment reveals differences in patient room and healthcare personnel sinks. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 8234. PMID: 32427892, PMCID: PMC7237474, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65052-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2019
Environmental Contamination with Candida Species in Multiple Hospitals Including a Tertiary Care Hospital with a Candida auris Outbreak
Kumar J, Eilertson B, Cadnum JL, Whitlow CS, Jencson AL, Safdar N, Krein SL, Tanner WD, Mayer J, Samore MH, Donskey CJ. Environmental Contamination with Candida Species in Multiple Hospitals Including a Tertiary Care Hospital with a Candida auris Outbreak. Pathogens And Immunity 2019, 4: 260-270. PMID: 31768483, PMCID: PMC6827507, DOI: 10.20411/pai.v4i2.291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAhead of Print - Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dynamics in International Travelers - Volume 25, Number 7—July 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Langelier C, Graves M, Kalantar K, Caldera S, Durrant R, Fisher M, Backman R, Tanner W, DeRisi JL, Leung DT. Ahead of Print - Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dynamics in International Travelers - Volume 25, Number 7—July 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019, 25: 1380-1383. PMID: 31211676, PMCID: PMC6590773, DOI: 10.3201/eid2507.181492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Lead
CommitteesYale Institute for Global Health Antimicrobial Resistance Faculty NetworkDetails10/24/2022 - Presentactivity SARS-CoV-2 contamination of environmental surfaces in the Emergency Department
ResearchDetails09/28/2020 - 12/31/2021New Haven, CT, United Statesactivity Granular Modeling: Simulating the Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals and Control Strategies
ResearchDetails10/01/2015 - 03/31/2020Salt Lake City, UT, United Statesactivity Presence and Transmission of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms via Fecal-Oral Routes in Pakistan
ResearchDetails08/21/2018 - 12/31/2019Jamshoro, Sindh, PakistanAbstract/SynopsisStudy of carbapenem-resistant E. coli in community latrines in Sindh Province, Pakistan
activity Environmental Niches of Salmonella Typhi
ResearchDetails11/01/2019 - PresentJamshoro, Sindh, PakistanAbstract/SynopsisBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration grant to study Salmonella Typhi in the environment in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
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