James Beltran is Science Curriculum Specialist at H.M. King High School, Kingsville, TX. He received a B.S. (Biology & Chemistry) and M.S. (Biology & Neurosciences) at Texas A&M. Previously, Mr. Beltran has taught high school biology, pre-AP biology, physics, pre-AP physics, and AP physics. He is currently completing work on two additional degrees – an M.S. in Education Administration at Texas A&M and a Ph.D in Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. An undergraduate research opportunity drove his interest in how to prevent illness rather than simply treat it after the fact. This led to his development of the lesson plan, “Aliens Attack!”