21 Jun 2026
VFB MCP Tool Launch
Explore Virtual Fly Brain data directly through your favorite LLM with the new VFB Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool - now available at vfb3-mcp.virtualflybrain.org
Virtual Fly Brain News
17 Dec 2025
NeuroFly 2026
Announcement of NeuroFly 2026 conference in Cologne, Germany, and VFB's plans for a workshop.
11 Jun 2025
FlyBase Funding
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29 May 2025
Updated NBLAST scores
VFB neuron-to-neuron and neuron-to-expression pattern similarity scores (NBLAST) have been expanded to include the male-CNS optic lobe and FAFB-FlyWire connectome datasets.
25 Aug 2024
NeuroFly 2024
VFB will be running a workshop on integrating Drosophila connectomics and transcriptomics data.
25 Aug 2024
Neuron display in VFBconnect
This guide will help you use the VFBConnect library to interact with Virtual Fly Brain (VFB) data, specifically focusing on working with neuron images and their representations. The examples provided cover retrieving …
29 Jul 2024
Neurotransmitter Predictions
Predicted neurotransmitters for EM neurons are now being shown on VFB! They are currently available for Hemibrain and MANC datasets.
30 Apr 2024
FlyBase Split-GAL4 reports
FlyBase now has 'Split System Combination' pages displaying curated information for Split-GAL4 lines.
10 Apr 2024
Transcriptomics data
Transcriptomics data is now available on VFB! Find scRNAseq clusters from the Term Info pane for a cell type of interest.
19 Mar 2024
Larval split-GAL4 raw images
Raw images from the 1020 Larval split-GAL4 lines and 350 Generation 1 LexA lines included in Meissner et al., 2024 are now available on VFB.
11 Mar 2022
Safari Issue Fix
Virtual Fly Brain 3D browser won't load on Safari Version 15.3 (17612.4.9.1.8) with an experimental feature enabled. Please follow these instructions to disable it until Apple fixes the issue.
18 Dec 2021
Google Issue
VFB has been affected by an issue with google's indexing which has affected our ranking in their search results. We applogise for any inconvenience but have been assured this is now fixed and should get back to normal …