Prof. Natan T. Shaked is a Full Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Israel. Between July 2015 and August 2019 he was an Associate Professor, and between April 2011-July 2015 he was a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the same department. Previously, Prof. Shaked was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Prof. Natan Tzvi Shaked
- Dep. of Bio-Medical Engineering

Short Resume
Research Interests
Prof. Shaked heads the Biomedical Optical Microscopy, Nanoscopy and Interferometry Research Group, a large experimental group performing a multidisciplinary research involving optical engineering, imaging and sensing in biological systems, optical therapy, and biophysics. Specific interests of research include: biomedical optical microscopy and nanoscopy, optical interferometric systems (including interferometric phase microscopy and optical coherence tomography), optical imaging and therapy using nano-particles in biological cells, optical signatures of cancer and fertility problems, and three-dimensional optical imaging and holography for biomedical applications.
Acheivements and Publications
Prof. Shaked is the author of more than 80 refereed journal papers and more than 150 conference papers, and several book chapters, patents, and an edited book on Biomedical Optical Phase Microscopy and Nanoscopy. He is the chair of the SPIE Label-Free Biomedical Imaging and Sensing (LBIS) annual conference in San Francisco, and a Fellow in the Optical Soceity of America (OSA) as well as in the SPIE.
Academic publications (links):
Journal Paper List in his Group Website