The lab of Andrew Straw studies neural circuits and behavior at the University of Freiburg, Germany. By developing advanced technical systems such as virtual reality arenas, they investigate the mechanistic basis of visual behaviors such as navigation in Drosophila.
| since 2016 | Professor, Institute of Biology I & Member, Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 2021-2026 | Volkswagen Foundation (VolkswagenStiftung), Momentum Program, BeeTracked |
| 2012-2017 | ERC Starting Grant FlyVisualCircuits |
| 2010-2015 | IMP Fellow, Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria |
| 2010 | Senior Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA |
| 2004-2010 | Postdoc, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA |
| 2004 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide, Australia |
| 1997 | Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, University of Southern California, USA |
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27 Nov 2024 » Freiburger Forscher entwickeln Drohne, die Bienen im Flug beobachten kann Badische Zeitung
17 Oct 2024 » Forschende bekleben Bienen und beobachten sie mit Drohnen Süddeutsche Zeitung
17 Oct 2024 » Forschende bekleben Bienen und beobachten sie mit Drohnen Stern
13 Aug 2022 » Moskito sucht Haut: Was zieht die Stechmücken an? Badische Zeitung
11 Sep 2018 » Science and Culture: Raw data videos offer a glimpse into laboratory research Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
3 Aug 2018 » Virtual reality: enabling new kinds of animal studies BioTechniques
25 Aug 2017 » Virtual Reality to study animals' behavior Science in Action, BBC World Service
23 Aug 2017 » What we can learn from immersing mice, fruit flies and zebrafish in VR The Verge
21 Aug 2017 » Virtual Reality - Forscher bauen holodeck für Maus und Fisch studium.at
18 Sep 2014 » Hot Stuff! Lab Times (pages 30-31)
1 Jul 2014 » Optogenetics Turns 10 BioTechniques
27 Jun 2014 » The author file: Andrew Straw Nature Methods
2 Jun 2014 » Flies should fear FlyMAD Science Buzz
1 Jun 2014 » Laser-guided fruit flies: Thermal control Spectroscopy Now
28 May 2014 » Mind altering lasers – dancing fruit flies Freedomizer Radio (with FlyMAD cartoon)
27 May 2014 » Flies get frisky after laser stimulation Wired
26 May 2014 » Fly mind control Earth Sky
26 May 2014 » Licht an für tanzende und singende Fliegen Innovations Report (German language)
26 May 2014 » Flies Sing and Moonwalk Softpedia
26 May 2014 » Wiener Forscher beeinflussen Fliegen-Hirn im Flug Future Zone (German language)
25 May 2014 » Mind alteration device makes flies sing and dance Science Daily
18 Mar 2014 » Mit Fühlern fliegen Fliegen anders ORF (German language)
16 Mar 2012 » Fruit fly trapped in 'holodeck' fooled by the illusion New Scientist TV blog
14 Dec 2010 » Im Auge der Drosophila ("In the eyes of Drosophila", interview with Andrew Straw in newspaper Der Standard, German language)
14 Dec 2010 » Eine Art Holodeck für Fliegen ("A type of Holodeck for flies", in newspaper Der Standard, German language)
10 Aug 2010 » Altitude control in Drosophila Current Biology video abstract, YouTube
28 Jan 2010 » Virtual Reality for Fruit Flies: Plans Unveiled MIT Technology Review blog
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