Rejuvenating aged osteoprogenitors for bone repair
To investigate cellular population heterogeneity, and  gene expression in osteoprogenitors and other cell types (endothelial, osteogenic, immune) we isolate the calvarial periosteum and sagittal sutures as stem cell compartments that contribute to osteogenesis. We compare cell populations and gene expression between different ages of mouse, and also between different diets (ad libitum vs intermittent fasting) Overall design: Gene expression analysis of single cell RNA-seq data for cells isolated from the calvarial periosteum and sagittal sutures of young, adult, and aged mice, and those undergoing intermittent fasting