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  <div STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  </B><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></div>
  
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  <div STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  UNDER THE SECURITIES
  ACT OF 1933</B></div>
  
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  <div STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>GERON CORPORATION</B></div>
  
  <div STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><I>(Exact name of registrant
  as specified in its charter)</I></div>
  
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 48%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 52%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>75-2287752</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>(State or other jurisdiction of</I></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>(I.R.S. Employer</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>incorporation or organization)</I></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Identification Number)</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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  <div STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>919 E. Hillsdale
  Blvd, Suite 250</B><BR>
  <B>Foster City, California
  94404</B><BR>
  <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Addresses
  of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
  </I></FONT></div>
  
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  <div STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Geron Corporation
  2018 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
  <B>Geron Corporation
  2018 Inducement Award Plan</B></div>
  
  <div STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">(<I>Full title of the
  plans</I>)</div>
  
  <div STYLE="padding: 6pt 0pt;font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</div>
  
  <p STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>John A. Scarlett</B><BR>
  <B>Chairman, President
  and Chief Executive Officer</B><BR>
  <B>Geron Corporation</B><BR>
  <B>919 E. Hillsdale
  Blvd, Suite 250</B><BR>
  <B>Foster City, California
  94404</B><BR>
  <B>(650) 473-7700</B></p>
  <p STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: center; background-color: white">
  (<I>Name and address
  of agent for service</I>) <I>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </I></p>
  
  <div STYLE="padding: 6pt 0pt;font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</div>
  
  <p STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B><I>Copies
  to</I>:</B><BR>
  <B>Chadwick L. Mills</B><BR>
  <B>Cooley LLP</B><BR>
  <B>101 California Street</B><BR>
  <B>San Francisco, California
  94111</B><BR>
  <B>(415) 693-2000</B></P>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; ">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
  filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions
  of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging
  growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>
  
  
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT face="times new roman" size=2>&#9744;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 37%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT face="times new roman" size=2>&#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT face="times new roman" size=2>&#9744;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smaller reporting company</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT face="times new roman" size=2>&#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerging growth company</FONT></TD>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">If an emerging growth company, indicate
  by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
  accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. &#9744;</P>
  
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      <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 12%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 16%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 16%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 11%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>to be</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Registration</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Registered <SUP>(1)(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Per Share <SUP>(3)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Offering Price <SUP>(3)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Fee</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 19pt; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7,000,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$1.276 - $1.69</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$11,594,020</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$1,504.90</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This Registration Statement registers the offer and sale of an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of common stock of Geron Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), par value $0.001, (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;) comprising of (i) 5,700,000 shares of Common <font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">Stock issuable</font> under the Company&rsquo;s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2018 Incentive Plan&rdquo;) and (ii) 1,300,000 shares of Common <font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">Stock issuable</font> under the Company&rsquo;s 2018 Inducement Award Plan (the &ldquo;2018 Inducement Plan&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the 2018 Incentive Plan and the 2018 Inducement Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt; width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 98%; padding-bottom: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act. The offering price per share and the aggregate offering price are based on (a) the average of the high ($1.75) and low ($1.63) market prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 16, 2020; and (b) the weighted average exercise price for the shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the 2018 Inducement Plan. The chart below details the calculation of the registration fee.</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 14%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 17%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -15pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Shares of</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Price/Registration</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Common Stock</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Fee</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for future grant under the Geron Corporation 2018 Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5,700,00</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$1.69</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$1,250.36</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 19pt; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under the Geron Corporation 2018 Inducement Award Plan</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">570,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$1.276</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$94.41</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 19pt; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for future grant under the Geron Corporation 2018 Inducement Award Plan</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">730,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$1.69</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$160.13</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE <font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">AND GENERAL INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION</font></B></P>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 13.5pt">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
  is being filed by Geron Corporation (&ldquo;Geron&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) for the purpose of registering an additional
  7,000,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), comprising of
  (i) 5,700,000 shares of Common <font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">Stock issuable</font> under the Company&rsquo;s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2018
  Incentive Plan&rdquo;) and (ii) 1,300,000 shares of Common <font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">Stock issuable</font> under the Company&rsquo;s
  2018 Inducement Award Plan (the &ldquo;2018 Inducement Plan&rdquo;). The shares of the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock previously
  reserved for issuance under the 2018 Incentive Plan and 2018 Inducement Plan were registered on the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration
  Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File Nos.&nbsp;333-225190 and 333-230171) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677418001714/0001206774-18-001714-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">May 24, 2018</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419000764/0001206774-19-000764-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March 8, 2019</A>, respectively (the &ldquo;Prior Forms&nbsp;S-8&rdquo;). <font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which the Prior Forms S-8 relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of Prior Forms S-8 are incorporated by reference herein.</font></P>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>PART II<BR>
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  <BR>
  </B></P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 3.&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 99%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 15pt"><font style="background-color: transparent;" class="wo2">The</font> following documents
  filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:</P>
  
  <TABLE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="99%" STYLE="text-align: left">the Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/0001564590-20-010449-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March 12, 2020</A>;</TD></TR>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          <TR>
  <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8pt; padding-left: 15pt; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="99%" STYLE="text-align: left">the Registrant&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
                                                                                                                                   2020, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020027307/0001564590-20-027307-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">May 28, 2020</A>;</TD></TR>                                                                                                                                                                          <TR>
  <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8pt; padding-left: 15pt; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="99%" STYLE="text-align: left">the Registrant&rsquo;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420000464/0001206774-20-000464-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">February 14, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001024/0001206774-20-001024-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">April 2, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001597/0001206774-20-001597-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">May 8, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001677/0001206774-20-001677-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">May 21, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001694/0001206774-20-001694-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">May 26, 2020</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/0001206774-20-001800-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">June 9, 2020</A>;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
  <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8pt; padding-left: 15pt; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="99%" STYLE="text-align: left">the information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant&rsquo;s 2019 Annual
                                                                                                                                   Report on Form 10-K referred to above from the Registrant&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement relating to the
                                                                                                                                   Registrant&rsquo;s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020016714/0001564590-20-016714-index.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">April 14, 2020</A>; and</TD></TR>
  <TR>
  <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8pt; padding-left: 15pt; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="99%" STYLE="text-align: left">the description of the Registrant&rsquo;s common stock set forth in the
                                                                                                                                   Registrant&rsquo;s registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/0000891618-96-000872-index.html" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">June 13, 1996</A>, including any amendments
                                                                                                                                   or reports filed for purpose of updating such description.</TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 15pt; background-color: white">All reports and other
  documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
  (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished
  on such form that relate to such items, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
  amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
  unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of
  filing such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
  shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement herein
  or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
  that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except
  as so modified or superseded.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">1</P>
  
  
  
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  <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"><B>Item 8.&nbsp;</B></TD><TD STYLE="width: 99%"><B>Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding: 2pt 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 2pt 4pt 2pt 19pt; text-indent: -15pt; white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 2pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Incorporation by Reference</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 7%; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 2pt 4pt 2pt 19pt; text-indent: -15pt; white-space: nowrap; width: 48%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 7%; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 7%; padding: 2pt 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; padding: 2pt 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 11%; padding: 2pt 4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 19pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Filing</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Filing Date</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>File No.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Restated Certificate of Incorporation</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.3</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 18, 2012</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 18, 2012</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677412002137/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419001851/geron3600721-ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419001851/geron3600721-ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419001851/geron3600721-ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419001851/geron3600721-ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419001851/geron3600721-ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 7, 2019</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677419001851/geron3600721-ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677410000646/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677410000646/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amended and Restated Bylaws</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677410000646/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677410000646/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677410000646/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">March 19, 2010</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677410000646/exhibit3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677417003236/geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.5</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677417003236/geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677417003236/geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677417003236/geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677417003236/geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 22, 2017</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677417003236/geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000104746913002849/a2213377zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.6</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000104746913002849/a2213377zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form of Common Stock Certificate</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000104746913002849/a2213377zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000104746913002849/a2213377zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000104746913002849/a2213377zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">March 15, 2013</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000104746913002849/a2213377zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Cooley LLP</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="geron3773081-ex51.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/geron3770301-ex101.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/geron3770301-ex101.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Geron Corporation 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/geron3770301-ex101.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.1</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/geron3770301-ex101.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/geron3770301-ex101.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 9, 2020</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000120677420001800/geron3770301-ex101.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/gern-ex1018_151.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.2</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: -15pt; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/gern-ex1018_151.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Geron Corporation 2018 Inducement Award Plan, as amended</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/gern-ex1018_151.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.18</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/gern-ex1018_151.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-K</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/gern-ex1018_151.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">March 12, 2020</FONT></A></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 4pt; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000156459020010449/gern-ex1018_151.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-20859</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 15pt">Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Foster City, State of California, on June 19, 2020.</P>
  
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      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>GERON CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 99%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">STEPHEN N. ROSENFIELD</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>and Corporate Secretary</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B><A NAME="poa"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 15pt; background-color: white"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS
  BY THESE PRESENT</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom
  and Stephen N. Rosenfield, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution
  and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
  (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
  power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the
  same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
  each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute may lawfully do or cause to
  be done by virtue hereof.</P>
  
  
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 15pt; background-color: white">Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
  date indicated.</P>
  
  
  
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 35%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 42%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ JOHN&nbsp;A. SCARLETT</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President, Chief Executive Officer and</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">John A. Scarlett</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ OLIVIA&nbsp;BLOOM</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief </FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Olivia K. Bloom</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ DAWN C. BIR</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Dawn C. Bir</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ KARIN&nbsp;EASTHAM</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Karin Eastham</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ V. BRYAN&nbsp;LAWLIS</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">V. Bryan Lawlis</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ SUSAN&nbsp;M. MOLINEAUX</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Susan M. Molineaux</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ ELIZABETH G. O&rsquo;FARRELL </FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">June 19, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Elizabeth G. O&rsquo;Farrell </FONT></TD>
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  ____________________
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER THE SECURITIES
  ACT OF 1933
  ____________________
  GERON CORPORATION
  (Exact name of registrant
  as specified in its charter)
  ____________________
  Delaware
  75-2287752
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)
  Identification Number)
  919 E. Hillsdale
  Blvd, Suite 250
  Foster City, California
  94404
  (Addresses
  of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
  ____________________
  Geron Corporation
  2018 Equity Incentive Plan
  Geron Corporation
  2018 Inducement Award Plan
  (
  Full title of the
  plans
  )
  ____________________
  John A. Scarlett
  Chairman, President
  and Chief Executive Officer
  Geron Corporation
  919 E. Hillsdale
  Blvd, Suite 250
  Foster City, California
  94404
  (650) 473-7700
  (
  Name and address
  of agent for service
  )
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  ____________________
  Copies
  to
  :
  Chadwick L. Mills
  Cooley LLP
  101 California Street
  San Francisco, California
  94111
  (415) 693-2000
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
  filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions
  of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging
  growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☐
  Accelerated filer
  ☒
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☒
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate
  by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
  accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  ____________________
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Amount
  Proposed Maximum
  Proposed Maximum
  Amount of
  to be
  Offering Price
  Aggregate
  Registration
  Title of Securities to be Registered
  Registered
  (1)(2)
  Per Share
  (3)
  Offering Price
  (3)
  Fee
  Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
  7,000,000
  $1.276 - $1.69
  $11,594,020
  $1,504.90
  ____________________
  (1)
  This Registration Statement registers the offer and sale of an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of common stock of Geron Corporation (the "Company"), par value $0.001, (the "Common Stock") comprising of (i) 5,700,000 shares of Common
  Stock issuable
  under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2018 Incentive Plan") and (ii) 1,300,000 shares of Common
  Stock issuable
  under the Company's 2018 Inducement Award Plan (the "2018 Inducement Plan").
  (2)
  Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the 2018 Incentive Plan and the 2018 Inducement Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.
  (3)
  Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act. The offering price per share and the aggregate offering price are based on (a) the average of the high ($1.75) and low ($1.63) market prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 16, 2020; and (b) the weighted average exercise price for the shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the 2018 Inducement Plan. The chart below details the calculation of the registration fee.
  Number of
  Aggregate Offering
  Shares of
  Offering Price
  Price/Registration
  Title of Securities to be Registered
  Common Stock
  Per Share
  Fee
  Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for future grant under the Geron Corporation 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
  5,700,00
  $1.69
  $1,250.36
  Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under the Geron Corporation 2018 Inducement Award Plan
  570,000
  $1.276
  $94.41
  Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for future grant under the Geron Corporation 2018 Inducement Award Plan
  730,000
  $1.69
  $160.13
  Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
  $11,594,020
  Registration Fee
  $1,504.90
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  AND GENERAL INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION
  This Registration Statement on Form S-8
  is being filed by Geron Corporation ("Geron" or the "Company") for the purpose of registering an additional
  7,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), comprising of
  (i) 5,700,000 shares of Common
  Stock issuable
  under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2018
  Incentive Plan") and (ii) 1,300,000 shares of Common
  Stock issuable
  under the Company's
  2018 Inducement Award Plan (the "2018 Inducement Plan"). The shares of the Company's Common Stock previously
  reserved for issuance under the 2018 Incentive Plan and 2018 Inducement Plan were registered on the Registrant's Registration
  Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-225190 and 333-230171) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
  May 24, 2018
  and
  March 8, 2019
  , respectively (the "Prior Forms S-8").
  This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which the Prior Forms S-8 relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of Prior Forms S-8 are incorporated by reference herein.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference
  The
  following documents
  filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
  ●
  the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   the Commission on
  March 12, 2020
  ;
  ●
  the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
                                                                                                                                   2020, filed with the Commission on
  May 28, 2020
  ;
  ●
  the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
  February 14, 2020
  ,
  April 2, 2020
  ,
  May 8, 2020
  ,
  May 21, 2020
  ,
  May 26, 2020
  , and
  June 9, 2020
  ;
  ●
  the information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant's 2019 Annual
                                                                                                                                   Report on Form 10-K referred to above from the Registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to the
                                                                                                                                   Registrant's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the Commission on
  April 14, 2020
  ; and
  ●
  the description of the Registrant's common stock set forth in the
                                                                                                                                   Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on
  June 13, 1996
  , including any amendments
                                                                                                                                   or reports filed for purpose of updating such description.
  All reports and other
  documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
  (the "Exchange Act"), other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished
  on such form that relate to such items, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
  amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
  unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of
  filing such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
  shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement herein
  or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
  that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except
  as so modified or superseded.
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  Item 8.
  Exhibits
  Incorporation by Reference
  Exhibit
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  Number
  Filing
  Filing Date
  File No.
  4.1
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  3.3
  8-K
  May 18, 2012
  000-20859
  4.2
  Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  3.1
  8-K
  May 18, 2012
  000-20859
  4.3
  Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  3.1
  8-K
  June 7, 2019
  000-20859
  4.4
  Amended and Restated Bylaws
  3.1
  8-K
  March 19, 2010
  000-20859
  4.5
  Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws
  3.4
  8-K
  November 22, 2017
  000-20859
  4.6
  Form of Common Stock Certificate
  4.1
  10-K
  March 15, 2013
  000-20859
  5.1
  Opinion of Cooley LLP
  —
  —
  —
  —
  23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  —
  —
  —
  —
  23.2
  Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  —
  —
  —
  —
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)
  —
  —
  —
  —
  99.1
  Geron Corporation 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
  10.1
  8-K
  June 9, 2020
  000-20859
  99.2
  Geron Corporation 2018 Inducement Award Plan, as amended
  10.18
  10-K
  March 12, 2020
  000-20859
  2
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Foster City, State of California, on June 19, 2020.
  GERON CORPORATION
  By:
  /s/
  Stephen N. Rosenfield
  STEPHEN N. ROSENFIELD
  Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
  and Corporate Secretary
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS
  BY THESE PRESENT
  , that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom
  and Stephen N. Rosenfield, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution
  and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
  (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
  power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the
  same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
  each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute may lawfully do or cause to
  be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
  date indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ JOHN A. SCARLETT
  President, Chief Executive Officer and
  June 19, 2020
  John A. Scarlett
  Director (Principal Executive Officer)
  /s/ OLIVIA BLOOM
  Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief
  June 19, 2020
  Olivia K. Bloom
  Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal
  Financial and Accounting Officer)
  /s/ DAWN C. BIR
  Director
  June 19, 2020
  Dawn C. Bir
  /s/ KARIN EASTHAM
  Director
  June 19, 2020
  Karin Eastham
  /s/ V. BRYAN LAWLIS
  Director
  June 19, 2020
  V. Bryan Lawlis
  /s/ SUSAN M. MOLINEAUX
  Director
  June 19, 2020
  Susan M. Molineaux
  /s/ ELIZABETH G. O'FARRELL
  Director
  June 19, 2020
  Elizabeth G. O'Farrell
  /s/
  ROBERT J. SPIEGEL
  Director
  June 19, 2020
  Robert J. Spiegel
  3