Daniela Vergara

Daniela Vergara, Ph.D. (Indiana University Bloomington), is the Emerging Crops Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York program. She has extensive experience in Cannabis sativa genetics, genomics, breeding, research, and teaching, including as a lecturer at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her previous work also includes consulting with bioscience and agribusiness firms, primarily in the western United States. Based at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, Daniela works statewide with growers, processors, researchers, and regulators to identify industry needs, develop educational and research programs, and support C. sativa production and its supply chain.