Our Team

Ashot Papoyan, PhD is the co-founder and CEO of Elm Tree Research, as well as managing partner at Elm Tree Clinic. He oversees the Research and Development efforts and execution of clinical trials. Previously, Dr. Papoyan was the Associate Director at TetraGenetics, where he was involved in the discovery of therapeutic antibodies against ion channels.

His research interests are related to pain, addiction and autoimmune disorders. He has authored numerous scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and is an inventor of several patents. Dr. Papoyan holds a doctorate degree in Molecular Biology from Cornell University and a Master’s degree in Biophysics from Yerevan State University.