May is an Honorary Clinical Research Associate studying the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in Ataxia-Telangiectasia.

She completed her BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science in 2006 and was a Research Associate at the Institute of Cancer Research. After completing her MBChB studies at Birmingham University in 2011, she has trained in various hospitals in West Midlands and obtained her National Training Number in Neurology in East Midlands. She completed her MSc in Genomic Medicine at Queen Mary, University of London in 2018 and was a Clinical Research Associate at the Institute of Genetic Medicine in Newcastle.