George Khoury (1943 – April 25, 1987) was an American scientist who was chief of the molecular virology laboratory at the National Cancer Institute from 1980 to his death.
He conducted early research with enhancers and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences shortly before his death from lymphoma.
Born in Pittsburgh to George and Dorothy Khoury, he attended William Allen High School.
At Harvard, he received early research training from John Franklin Enders, and he began to study SV40 with Jan van der Noorda.
After a year as a medical intern at Massachusetts General Hospital, Khoury joined NIH as a research associate.