Events › Meet Rupa Marya, Author of Inflamed

Dr. Rupa Marya is a physician, an activist, a mother and a composer. A professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, she practices and teaches internal medicine.

Inflamed takes us on a medical tour through the human body—our digestive, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, reproductive, immune, and nervous systems. Unlike a traditional anatomy book, this groundbreaking work illuminates the hidden relationships between our biological systems and the profound injustices of our political and economic systems. Inflammation is connected to the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the diversity of the microbes living inside us, which regulate everything from our brain’s development to our immune system’s functioning.

Join us as she discusses the Covid pandemic and the shocking racial disparities in its impact. The surge in inflammatory illnesses such as gastrointestinal disorders and asthma. Mass uprisings around the world in response to systemic racism and violence. Rising numbers of climate refugees. The inflammation of our bodies, societies and planets.

The first fifty people in attendance will receive a free giveaway copy of the book!