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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-25-031538
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251021
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251022
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bir Dawn Carter
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001688712
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41905
		FILM NUMBER:		251411011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GERON CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		919 EAST HILLSDALE BOULEVARD, SUITE 250
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASSAVA SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001069530
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		EIN:				911911336
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6801 N CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY
		STREET 2:		BUILDING 1; SUITE 300
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78731
		BUSINESS PHONE:		512-501-2444

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6801 N CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY
		STREET 2:		BUILDING 1; SUITE 300
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78731

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PAIN THERAPEUTICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000309
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24 &amp;#8211; Power of Attorney</remarks>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b>Exhibit 24</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, </b>that the undersigned, hereby constitutes and appoints each of Eric Schoen and R. Chrisopher Cook, signing singly and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, the undersigned&#8217;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#8217;s capacity as an executive officer or director of Cassava Sciences, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), Forms 3, 4 and 5, including any amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;);</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, including any amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interests of, or legally required by, 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 such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s discretion.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact 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 attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&#8217;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. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#8217;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#8217;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><b>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</b>, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of October, 2025.</p>

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