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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001445710-26-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260325
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260326
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260326

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Andrews Patricia S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001445710
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20859
		FILM NUMBER:		26799616

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4350 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 325
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886744
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		EIN:				752287752
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	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
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        <issuerName>GERON CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GERN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Andrews Patricia S</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94404</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>No securities benefically owned.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Michelle Robertson, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-03-26</signatureDate>
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<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center">(For Executing Forms 3, 4, and 5)</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Michelle Robertson, Ankita Patel, Agnieszka Cieplinska and Katie Harmon of Geron Corporation (the "<b><i>Company</i></b>"), signing individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:122.133px; float:left">(1)</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify">prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<b><i>SEC</i></b>") Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<b><i>Exchange Act</i></b>"), and the rules thereunder in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or beneficial owner of more than 10% of a registered class of securities of the Company;</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:122.133px; float:left">(2)</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to execute such Forms 3, 4 or 5 (including amendments thereto) and timely file such forms with the SEC and any stock exchange or any similar authority; and</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:122.133px; float:left">(3)</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in the attorney-in-fact's discretion.</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorneyinfact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneyinfact, or such attorneyinfact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. &nbsp;The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, and their substitutes, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming (nor is the Company assuming) any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, (b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact individually, until such attorney-in-fact is no longer employed by the Company. &nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date written below.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:244.267px; float:left">Date: &nbsp;<u>March 25, 2026</u></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify"><u>/s/ Patricia S. Andrews</u></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:305.333px; clear:left" align="justify">Name: &nbsp;Patricia S. Andrews</p>
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