NeuroFly 2026 · 7–11 September · University of Cologne

Bridging connectomes and transcriptomics

Interactive workshop materials from Virtual Fly Brain. Learn to find, bridge, visualise and analyse neurons across datasets — three ways.

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Workshop Problems

One Problem, Three Routes

The workshop is built around real research questions. For each one we show the same answer via three routes, so you can pick whichever fits your workflow.

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Route:

P1 · Discovery

Find every instance of a neuron type across all datasets

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P4 · Connectomics

Who are neuron X's strongest partners, and along what pathway?

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What's New for 2026

Expanded Connectome Coverage

The fly CNS is now covered by whole-CNS and sex-specific connectomes that didn't exist (or weren't integrated) at the last workshop:

  • BANC (Brain And Nerve Cord) — whole adult CNS
  • male-CNS — adult male CNS
  • MANC — male adult nerve cord
  • Optic Lobe (JRC_Optic-Lobe v1.0.1)

Plus the VFB MCP tool and chat.virtualflybrain.org interface for natural-language exploration.