Marco Pravetoni | Center Director & Rick L. Seaver Endowed Professor of Psychiatry
University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. Marco Pravetoni holds the Rick L. Seaver Endowed Professorship in Brain Health, and he is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Pharmacology, and Director of the Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders and Overdose at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Dr. Pravetoni directs a multi-site multi-disciplinary research program focusing on the development and translation of vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and pharmacotherapies to treat substance use disorders and reduce fatal overdoses; mechanisms and biomarkers of treatment efficacy; new strategies or technologies to enhance treatment efficacy against substance use disorders; and application of these approaches to other biological or chemical threats.