Genprex, Inc.
1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. B, Suite 3.322
Austin, Texas 78712
May 18, 2020
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Tim Buchmiller
| Re: | Genprex, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 | |
| File No. 333-235733 | |
| Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Genprex, Inc. (the “Company”) respectfully requests that the effective date of the registration statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will become effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday May 20, 2020, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Please notify Nazia Khan of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, counsel to the Company, at (212) 653-8179 as soon as possible as to the time the Registration Statement has been declared effective pursuant to this acceleration request.
| Sincerely, | |||
| GENPREX, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ J. Rodney Varner | ||
| Name: | J. Rodney Varner | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
