At the Bageritz lab, we are pioneering the exploration of developmental muscle stem cell dynamics and their implications for adult life to further drive the applied strategies of our reesearch. Our mission, driven by the conviction that each stem cell holds significant intrinsic value, is dedicated to unraveling the complexities of muscle stem cells—examining their size, behavior, and unique properties, and understanding the interplay between these cells and their environments. To achieve this, we develop and utilize advanced technologies such as spatial transcriptomics and lipidomics, high-content imaging, and AI-based methods for cell microscopy image analysis. In conjunction with cell type-specific CRISPR gene editing, these tools are essential for comprehensively mapping cellular and molecular phenotypes and establishing causal relationships.