The phrase "act as lead" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone taking on a leadership role or responsibility in a specific context or project.
Example: "During the project, I will act as lead to ensure everything runs smoothly."
Alternatives: "serve as the leader" or "take the lead role".
Mr. Lerach and the others, prosecutors said, gave kickbacks of about 10percentt of the firm's share of settlements to individuals who remained on call to act as lead plaintiffs.
Mr. Schulman, 56, of New York City, admitted in federal court to being part of a scheme in which the firm, known for its class-action lawsuits against companies, gave secret kickbacks to individuals who remained on call to act as lead plaintiffs.
MAO-B selective sulfanylcaffeine derived inhibitors may act as lead compounds for the design of antiparkinsonian therapies.
May Mobility is led by CEO and co-founder Edwin Olson, who used to act as lead investigator on Ford's autonomous driving program.
Goldman , Sachs& Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC will act as lead joint book-running managers for the proposed offering, Atlassian says in a statement.
Kye Allums, Ashland Johnson and Akil Patterson, all active and accomplished LGBTQ advocates, will act as lead moderators for the initiative.
The academic laboratories act as lead-generators for companies that make drugs and put them into clinical trials.
These results indicate that the synthesized compounds can act as leads for the development of newer antimicrobial and antitubercular compounds.
Compounds 2, 8, 15 and 18 were screened to act as leads for further modification and use.
The inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at concentrations as low as 1.6 and 1.5 μg/mL by compounds 5f and 7d respectively indicates that these compounds can act as leads for development of newer anti-TB compounds.
(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) The search continues for bioactive compounds that can act as leads for drug discovery or as tools for biological studies.
