David MacMillan
@dmac68
Scottish chemist with a great wife, three annoying kids and a love of all things football. Nobel prize 2021, knighted 2022, and “Off the Ball” mug winner 2023
Huge thanks to Torsten Bach along with Daniel and Tim and all the folks at TU Munich who hosted me today and showed up in their German strips. Really hoping your generosity extends to the Scotland Germany game tomorrow night!!



Earlier this month, the Todd Hyster Lab published a Perspective on “Emergent Mechanisms in Biocatalysis” in ACS Central Science @ACSPublications Nice work Felix and Todd. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acscen…
David MacMillan has been named Distinguished Scholar to the Ludwig Princeton Branch of @Ludwig_Cancer, opening a new chapter in cancer research for the @MacMillan_Lab. Announcement from @PrincetonChem: bit.ly/4kVBqxc
I was asked what America and Princeton University mean to me. With the University’s help we made a very short video, where I talk about Princeton and why all of our academic enterprises are so important to the US and to the world. As you can see, this is very personal for me.…
Reposting with additional info: I will be back in Scotland during the first week of April, giving some talks in Glasgow and St. Andrews. The general public talk is non-technical and should be accessible to anyone who likes a little bit of science and some (hopefully) funny…


I'm excited to announce that we will be hosting Prof. John Hartwig @JohnFHartwig1 @UofGChem on April 23rd for the Inaugural MacMillan Lecture in honour of our alumnus Prof. David MacMillan @dmac68. Free tickets available here: tinyurl.com/4rysn9sx
I will be back in Scotland during the first week of April, giving some talks in Glasgow and St. Andrews. The general public talk is non-technical and should be accessible to anyone who likes a little bit of science and some (hopefully) funny stories. The technical talk is about…

I am in Japan right now, but a bunch of people have been sending me this via text. I guess this was last night in the US. It’s kind of surreal when your scientific research ends up as a Jeopardy question…..super cool though!

So saddened to hear the news about Fraser Stoddart passing. He was a remarkable man in so many ways. I consider myself very fortunate to have shared some really great times with him, discussing our upbringing and our intense pride in being Scottish. For me, he was a role model, a…
Happy Nobel day to those who celebrate! From the Swedish Residency in New York City, huge congratulations to the 2024 winners and all the folks in Stockholm still having a ball in City Hall!


David MacMillan @MacMillan_Lab spoke last week to teachers from 30 countries at the Annual @Nobel Teacher Summit in Stockholm, where he underscored the importance of teachers to his science. (Shout out to Miss McKean @NewStevenstonPr.)
Now out from the @MacMillan_Lab in @nchembio: “µMap proximity labeling in living cells reveals stress granule disassembly mechanisms.” Congratulations Roderick, Steve, Sean, and Dave on this fine work. Paper here: bit.ly/3z1Vr2O
Two Nobel Laureates and…me. Absolute pleasure to meet up with Scotland super fan, David MacMillan @dmac68 again and German chemist, Benjamin List. Colleagues and friends but today, rivals 🏴 🇩🇪
Fantastic to get together with Ben before the 🏴🇩🇪 game. Even better to do it on the BBC with the amazing Laura Miller @BBCLauraMiller . Munich is bouncing!




Congratulations to @PrincetonChem’s Rob Knowles, named a 2024 Ross Brown Investigator, one of just eight in the country. The Brown program celebrates curiosity-driven research among mid-career faculty. Well done, Rob! Announcement: bit.ly/3Vkn0g2
Just an amazing visit to Ramon Llull and IQS. A true privilege to receive this honour…..and the head gear is pretty damn cool too! Enormous thank you to Ana Belen Cuenca and Salvador Borros for such generous hospitality and a truly unforgettable trip.
🔵 Avui a @IQSbarcelona hem investit doctor honoris causa al premi Nobel de Química D. W. MacMillan. ➕ Ja podeu llegir la crònica!: url.edu/ca/sala-de-pre…
We are excited to announce the upcoming EurJOC - Lives in Chemistry Virtual Symposium, organized to celebrate the launch of Larry E. Overman's autobiography, part of @livesinchem. Featuring talks by @Silicon_Martin & @dmac68! Register here 👉 attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/18892…
“People are suggesting scientists are elitist. This is exactly the opposite of what science is. Scientists are doing everything for the community. They are not sitting at the top of the mountain they are sitting at the bottom trying to make sure everyone can get to the top of the…
Thank you to everyone at Botafogo de Futebol for an amazing visit yesterday in Rio. Growing up football crazy in Scotland, you are just in awe of everything to do with Brazilian football. This was really special. instagram.com/p/C5tNY-zuyUy/…