London to Monaco 2006 is a completely independent 1100-mile cycle ride to help fight a disease that kills more people than HIV or multiple sclerosis in the UK - motor neurone disease (MND). The team is made up of four geneticists from University College London: Francesca Achilli; Marie O’Shea; Paresh Shah; and Simon Thompson. Three of the team-members are conducting research into neurodegenerative diseases and the project was born from their desire to contribute in a more direct way to the lives of those suffering from this acutely debilitating... full info