Rupa Basu is a research scientist and epidemiologist. After 19 years with the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), Rupa will begin a new role in January 2025 as be the Senior Science Advisor for the UCSF Center for Climate, Health and Equity. She received her PhD from the Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2001 and her MPH from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in 1995.