# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/may-r-berenbaum
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:11:22.987Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/may-r-berenbaum"
name: "May R. Berenbaum"
slug: "may-r-berenbaum"
description: "May Roberta Berenbaum is an American entomologist, who is a professor of entomology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the chemical interactions between herbivorous insects and their host plants, and the implications of these interactions on the organization of natural communities and the evolution of species. She is particularly interested in nectar, plant phytochemicals, honey and bees, and her research has important implications for beekeeping."
tagline: "American entomologist"
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country:
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birthDate: "1953-07-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump