POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Anthony Ramos
and Sandy Medina or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer, director and/or more than 10% stockholder of Vical Incorporated (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute
any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
The undersigned hereby revokes all previous powers of attorney granted with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by the Company.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 7th
day of January, 2014.



/s/ LAWRENCE R. SMITH
Signature




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