You sound pretty interesting, from your profile. I really like when people come up with unique terms for their power exchange relationship, and lead scientist is a very clever one.
I once met someone who used "Author" and "book" and I liked that a lot too.
In any case, if you and your lead scientist are open to any research assistants joining the team, I'd be happy to discuss any common interests. But even if not, I think you'd be fun to chat with. If you have kik, that's my preferred means of communicating, but I'm open to talking here if that's your only option.
Hope to hear from you soon!
~ Xeno