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

                                 APRIL 27, 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 April 27, 2007, Geron Corporation issued a press release announcing
its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2007. 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 April 27, 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:    April 27, 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 April 27, 2007