How to pronounce “basu” in English

And Dr. Basu walks into this lab, and one of the first things out of her mouth is, you know, I read your proposal, and it didn't make any sense.

Es decir, cuando alguien tiraba comida a la basura y si llegaba a tiempo, comía.

So, fully expecting another rejection, I e-mailed Dr. Alakananda Basu, a professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.