Selected Projects Aging-Driven Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitor Dysregulation in Inguinal Hernia An integrative single-cell and genetic multi-omics study to investigate aging-related FAP dysregulation and genetically supported mechanisms underlying inguinal hernia susceptibility. Inferring the Causal Role of Aging-Related Factors in MS Progression A bidirectional Mendelian Randomization analyses of mitochondrial DNA copy number and leukocyte telomere length in multiple sclerosis progression.