UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2005

DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 000-50577
(Commission File
Number) 33-0728374
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100, Berkeley,
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) CA 94710
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 848-5100

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On December 16, 2005, Dynavax Technologies Corporation (“Dynavax” or the “Company”) appointed Ms. Nancy Buc to its Compensation Committee.

     As a member of the Compensation Committee, Ms. Buc will receive a fee of $1,000 for each committee meeting attended in person or $500 for each committee meeting attended by telephone.

SIGNATURE

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

	Dynavax Technologies Corporation
Date: December 21, 2005	By:	/s/ Timothy G. Henn
		Timothy G. Henn
		Vice President, Finance and Administration