<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001206774-20-001914.txt : 20200619
<SEC-HEADER>0001206774-20-001914.hdr.sgml : 20200619
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200619171614
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-20-001914
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200619
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200619
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200619

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886744
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				752287752
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-239324
		FILM NUMBER:		20976518

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		919 EAST HILLSDALE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 250
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6504737700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		919 EAST HILLSDALE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 250
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERON CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960521
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>S-8
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>geron3773081-s8.htm
<DESCRIPTION>INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SECURITIES TO BE OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<BR>


<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>

<div STYLE="padding: 6pt 0pt;font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</div>

<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>

<div STYLE="padding: 6pt 0pt;font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</div>

<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>

<div STYLE="padding: 6pt 0pt;font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</div>



<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
</TABLE>

<BR>

<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>

<div STYLE="padding: 6pt 0pt;font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</div>
<BR>

<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>



<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Large accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated filer</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>&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>
    <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></TR>
</TABLE>


<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>

<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
<DIV style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></DIV>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; background-color: white">____________________</P>



<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center">&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>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>
<TR>
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <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>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif;">____________________</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%">
<TR>
    <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>
<TR>
    <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>
<TR>
    <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>
</TABLE>
<BR>
<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 19pt; border-left: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 55%; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; text-indent: -15pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 14%; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>
<TR>
    <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>
<TR>
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <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>
<TR>
    <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>
<TR>
    <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>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 49pt; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</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">&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>
    <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: 10pt">$11,594,020</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 69pt; text-indent: -15pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration Fee</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">&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>
    <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">$1,504.90</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<BR>









<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
<DIV style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></DIV>


<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>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<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>



<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
<DIV style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></DIV><BR>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"><B>Item 8.&nbsp;</B></TD><TD STYLE="width: 99%"><B>Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<BR>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<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/exhibit3-3.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>
<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/886744/000120677417003236/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>
<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/886744/000104746913002849/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>
<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="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>
<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="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>
<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="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>
<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="#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>
<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/886744/000120677420001800/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>
<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/886744/000156459020010449/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>
</TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">2</P>
<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
<DIV style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></DIV>



<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>

<div align="right">
<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 50%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<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>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>
</TABLE>
 </div>


<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>



<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</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">Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">

        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">/s/ <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">ROBERT&nbsp;J. SPIEGEL</FONT></P></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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Robert J. Spiegel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">3</P>
<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>




</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-5.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>geron3773081-ex51.htm
<DESCRIPTION>OPINION OF COOLEY LLP
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: right"><B>EXHIBIT 5.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 11.25pt 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>Opinion of Cooley LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt/15pt times new roman"><B>Cooley Letterhead</B>
</P>
<img src="geron3773081-ex51x1x1.jpg">
<BR><BR>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman;">Chadwick L. Mills<BR>
+1 650 843 5654<BR>
cmills@cooley.com
</p>
<BR><BR><BR>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt/15pt times new roman; margin: 12pt 0">June 19, 2020</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman;">Geron Corporation<BR>
919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Suite 250<BR>
Foster City, California 94404</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; margin: 12pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: justify">We have acted as counsel to Geron Corporation,
a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<B><I>Company</I></B>&rdquo;) in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (the &ldquo;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&rdquo;) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission covering the offering
of up to 7,000,000 shares (the &ldquo;<B><I>Shares</I></B>&rdquo;) of the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(&ldquo;<B><I>Common Stock</I></B>&rdquo;), consisting of (i) 5,700,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s
2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;<B><I>2018 EIP</I></B>&rdquo;) and (ii) 1,300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to the Company&rsquo;s 2018 Inducement Plan (together with the 2018 EIP, the &ldquo;<B><I>Plans</I></B>&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: justify">In connection with this opinion, we have
examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement and related prospectuses, (b) the Plans, (c) the Company&rsquo;s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each as currently in effect and (d) originals or copies
certified to our satisfaction of such other records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment
are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity
of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof,
the accuracy, completeness and authenticity of certificates of public officials, and the due authorization, execution and delivery
by all persons other than by the Company, of all documents where authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the
effectiveness thereof. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon a certificate of an officer of the Company and have not
independently verified such matters.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; text-align: justify">Our opinion is expressed only with respect
to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion to the extent that any other laws are applicable
to the subject matter hereof and express no opinion and provide no assurance as to compliance with any federal or state securities
law, rule or regulation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; text-align: justify">On the basis of the foregoing, and in
reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the Plans, the Registration Statement
and related prospectuses, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable (except as to shares issued pursuant to certain
deferred payment arrangements, which will be fully paid and nonassessable when such deferred payments are made in full).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; text-align: justify">We consent to the filing of this opinion
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt times new roman; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 7.5pt times new roman">
Cooley LLP 101 California Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-5800<BR>
t: (415) 693-2000 f: (415) 693-2222 cooley.com</p>
<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
<DIV style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></DIV><BR>
<img src="geron3773081-ex51x1x1.jpg">
<P STYLE="font: 10pt/15pt times new roman;">June 19, 2020<BR>Page Two</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/15pt times new roman;">Very truly yours,</p>


<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 50%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps"><B>Cooley LLP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap;padding-left: 15pt; width: 99%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Chadwick L. Mills</font></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 15pt; white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt">Chadwick L. Mills</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE><BR>
<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 7.5pt times new roman">
Cooley LLP 101 California Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-5800<BR>
t: (415) 693-2000 f: (415) 693-2222 cooley.com</p>

<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-23.1
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>geron3773081-ex231.htm
<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><B>EXHIBIT 23.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><B>Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2018  Equity Incentive Plan and 2018 Inducement Award Plan of Geron
Corporation of our reports dated March 12, 2020, with respect to the financial statements of Geron Corporation and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Geron Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">/s/Ernst &amp; Young LLP<BR><BR>


Redwood City, California<BR>

June 19, 2020</P>






<HR align=center width="100%" noshade SIZE=2>
</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>GRAPHIC
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>geron3773081-ex51x1x1.jpg
<DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
<TEXT>
begin 644 geron3773081-ex51x1x1.jpg
M_]C_X  02D9)1@ ! 0$ 8 !@  #_VP!#  $! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$!
M 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0'_
MVP!# 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$!
M 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0$! 0'_P  1"  L (,# 2(  A$! Q$!_\0
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MU=;7V-G:XN/DY>;GZ.GJ\O/T]?;W^/GZ_]H # ,!  (1 Q$ /P#^\CQ[X_\
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MM=N/$_AW2KBZG:-)O%&AWVG6.L:5H]O&T8N-5TJ[\0S"5_-FTJULTEN(<?\
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M=YINK:1J7PE\575E?65S$S)+!/!*CHP.?FPP# @<F&S[*LYP.93RS&1K3P^
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>Q683K8'!8BIB*F)J94Z<*LU[*$(OHHHKZ0_F@__9

end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
