UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

                                 MARCH 16, 2007
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                                GERON CORPORATION


             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                      0-20859                 75-2287752
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                   Identification Number)

         230 Constitution Drive                                    94025
         Menlo Park, California                                  (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

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

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

            Geron Corporation (the "Company") is furnishing this information
under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.

            The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is
being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this
Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

            On March 16, 2007, Geron Corporation issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December
31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

            (c)   Exhibits

                  99.1     Press release dated March 16, 2007.







                                    SIGNATURE


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


                                             GERON CORPORATION



Date:       March 16, 2007                   By:     /s/ David L. Greenwood
                                                     ---------------------------
                                             Name:   David L. Greenwood
                                             Title:  Executive Vice President,
                                                     Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




        Exhibit
          99.1             Press release dated Mach 16, 2007