Dr. Patricia Izbicki is a neuroscientist, classical pianist/harpsichordist, and forthcoming music therapist merging science and the arts. Her research on music-based therapies for aging adults and neurodegenerative diseases has been featured in Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, Neuroscience Letters, Journal of Neuroscience, Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, Brain and Behavior, and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. She has also contributed articles to BrainFacts, Scientific American, and Johns Hopkins International Arts + Minds Lab.

Dr. Izbicki is an engagement manager at Mirada Life Sciences where she specializes in medical affairs, medical education, and market access/health economic outcomes reasearch within the neurology and precision medicine. She serves on the executive board of Giving Voice Chorus, which fosters joy and community for individuals with dementia through community choirs and as a consultant for LUCID Therapeutics, supporting Resonance Rx, a personalized FDA-approved music intervention for improving mental health in older adults.

Patricia is a dog mom of three and a chicken mom of six. She loves to run, scuba dive, snorkel, hike, play pickleball, spearfish, and explore the world with her partner in crime Mark. Patricia and Mark also built and manage a tiny home Airbnb called The Nauti House. They are building their empire and world dominance one day at a time. ;)