Genvec (GNVC) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of GenVec, Inc. (the Registrant) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Paul H. Fischer, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant for the dates and periods covered by the Report.

This certificate is being made for the exclusive purpose of compliance by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and may not be disclosed, distributed or used by any person or for any reason other than as specifically required by law.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to GenVec, Inc. and will be retained by GenVec, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date: November 6, 2009	/s/ Paul H. Fischer, Ph.D
	Paul H. Fischer, Ph.D.
	President and Chief Executive Officer