May Lab
Focusing on improving outcomes for patients with digestive diseases
Dr. May joined other national health experts at White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum
She was an invited member for a panel at this event to discuss equitable access to high-quality cancer care and the need to invest in research to enable us to determine how to deliver the best care and perform effective outreach to underserved communities.
$3M NIH grant awarded
Drs. Fola May and Beth Glenn were awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve follow-up care for colorectal cancer screening in underserved populations.
The May Lab strongly represented at DDW 2025
Digestive Disease Week (DDW) will be held May 3-6 in San Diego, CA.
Latest news
Dr. Fola May honored by the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil, was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI). The ASCI is one of the oldest and most recognized medical honors societies and among the few focused on honoring the accomplishments of physician-scientists in making widely recognized research contributions that impact all aspects of medicine.
New study hopes to explain why more black women are getting cancer
"We know that even though black women are likely to get screened for breast cancer ... the quality of the screening and the care that they get, the timeliness of the care, is not [at] a point where it needs to be." -- Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil, director of the Melvin and Bren Simon GI Quality Improvement Program and member of the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The promise and peril of blood-based colorectal cancer screening
Blood-based tests are important to expand options for patients and their physicians in colorectal cancer screening. But tests that both prevent and detect colorectal cancer early should continue to be the encouraged gold standard. After all, it’s better to prevent colorectal cancer before it occurs than catch it afterward, says Dr. Fola May.
“Meet the Researcher” – Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil
The UCLA Department of Medicine highlights the work of its researchers. Dr. May is featured in a segment in which she describes her research in colorectal cancer, which is now being diagnosed in patients at younger ages than had been typical in the past. She discusses the importance of connecting with patients and explains why UCLA is uniquely positioned to enable her to research ways to ensure that all people have access to the care they need for colorectal disease.