UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 12, 2007

                                GERON CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                   0-20859                   75-2287752
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)                                   Identification No.)


                             230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE
                          MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (650) 473-7700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01         Other Events


         On February 12, 2007, Geron Corporation (the "Company") presented an
update of its product development programs at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference
in New York City.

         At this presentation, the Company announced its current plans regarding
the clinical development of its telomerase cancer vaccine, GRNVAC1. The Company
filed an Investigational New Drug ("IND") application with the Food and Drug
Agency ("FDA") in November 2006. The Company has received clearance from the FDA
and plans to proceed with Phase I clinical trials of GRNVAC1 for patients with
acute myelogenous leukemia. The Company is selecting clinical sites for patient
enrollment.



                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   GERON CORPORATION

Date: February 12, 2007            By: /s/ David L. Greenwood
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                                       David L. Greenwood
                                       Executive Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer