Graduate Programs Student Representatives
Mouna Dardouri
Program: Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research
Email: Mouna.Dardouri@cuanschutz.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Where are you from? Tunisia
Undergraduate Institution: University of Monastir School of Pharmacy Tunisia
Lab and project you are currently working on: Projects I’m currently working on include looking at forgone prescriptions during the Covid-19 pandemic in Colorado, Semaglutide compounded products marketed for weight loss, and modeling the cost-effectiveness of preconception care visits for medication management offered to women with Rheumatoid Arthritis in childbearing age.
Random Fact: I’m fluent in Arabic, French and English. Currently working on my Spanish.
Hobbies/Interests: Doing Colorado things, like visiting a lama farm.
Daniel Breiner
Program: Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email: Daniel.breiner@cuanschutz.edu
Pronouns: He/Him
Where are you from? Omaha, Nebraska
Undergraduate Institution: Creighton University
Lab and project you are currently working on: I work in Vanessa Phelan’s Lab. My project focuses on how different host iron profiles affect the chemical interactions between members of a synthetic microbial community of the cystic fibrosis airway.
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, cooking, running, hiking, plants, games
Ali Dunbar
Program: Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email: Alexandra.dunbar@cuanschutz.edu
Where are you from? Denver, Colorado
Undergraduate Institution: BS from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; MS from Washington University in St. Louis
Lab and project you are currently working on: I work in Kristina Brooks lab. PK modeling of long-acting antiretroviral drugs.
Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing
Chanapa Mann
Program: Ph.D. in Toxicology
Email: Chanapa.Mann@cuanschutz.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Where are you from? Aomori, Japan
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis
Lab and project you are currently working on: My interest in neurodevelopmental toxicity led me to join Dr. Manisha Patel’s lab where I’m currently characterizing a novel neuron-specific Scn1a knockout mouse model to study the role of principal neurons in Dravet Syndrome.
Random fact: I’ve snorkeled in a fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates!
Hobbies/Interests: Outside of the lab I enjoy spending time with friends, playing tennis, oil painting, and thwarting the evil plans of my two diabolical cats, Checkers and Toast.
Sierra Coonts
Program: MS in Pharmaceutical Science
Email: sierra.coonts@cuanschutz.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Where are you from? Fort Collins, Colorado
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin - Stout
Lab and project you are currently working on: I am currently working with Dr. Joy on a project using PBPK modeling to describe potential drug-drug interactions with cisplatin.
Random fact: I love to paint and do pottery
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, camping, fishing, skiing, running, and swing dancing!